Fulham Power Station
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Fulham Power Station was a coal-fired power station on the north bank of the River Thames at Battersea Reach in Fulham, London
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Fulham Power Station | |
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Official name | Fulham A & B Power Stations |
Country | England |
Location | London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham |
Coordinates | 51.470°N 0.183°W / 51.470; -0.183 |
Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
Commission date | 1901 |
Decommission date | 1978 |
Owner(s) | As Operator |
Operator(s) | Fulham Borough Council (1901–1948) British Electricity Authority (1948–1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1957–1978) |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Site area | 50 hectare |
Chimneys | 4 |
Cooling towers | None |
Cooling source | River water |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 6 × 60 MW |
Units decommissioned | All |
Nameplate capacity | 310 MW |
Annual net output | See text |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference TQ262761 |
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Station A ran from 1901, with station B opening in 1936, until their decommissioning in 1978.