Elland Power Station | |
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Country | England |
Location | West Yorkshire |
Coordinates | 53°41′40″N 1°49′22″W / 53.694312°N 1.822772°W |
Construction began | 1951 |
Commission date | 1959 |
Decommission date | 1991 |
Operator | Central Electricity Generating Board |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 180 MW |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference SE118220 |
Elland Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated adjacent to the Manchester to Wakefield railway line and on a loop of the River Calder, north east of the town of Elland in West Yorkshire. The station occupied a site of some 65 acres.