Fiddler's Ferry power station

Fiddler's Ferry power station
Fiddler's Ferry power station, viewed from the air in 2009
Country	England
Location	Cheshire
Coordinates	53°22′19″N 2°41′13″W / 53.372°N 2.687°W / 53.372; -2.687
Status	Decommissioned, undergoing demolition
Construction began	1964[1]
Commission date	1971–73
Decommission date	31 March 2020
Owners	SSE (2004–2022) Peel NRE (2022–present)
Operators	Central Electricity Generating Board (1971–1990) PowerGen (1990–1999) Edison Mission Energy (1999–2001) AEP Energy Services (2001–2004) SSE Thermal (2004–2020)
Employees	158 (2019)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Secondary fuel	Biomass
Chimneys	1 (600ft)
Cooling towers	4 (374ft)
Power generation
Units operational	4 x 500MW 1971-2019 3 x 500MW 2019-2020
Nameplate capacity	1,989 MW-1971-2019 1,510 MW-2019-2020
External links
Website	fiddlersferry.com
Commons	Related media on Commons
[edit on Wikidata] grid reference SJ544863

Fiddler's Ferry power station is a decommissioned coal fired power station in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. Opened in 1971,^[2] the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and took water from the River Mersey. After privatisation in 1990, the station was operated by various companies, and from 2004 to 2022 by SSE Thermal. The power station closed on 31 March 2020. The site was acquired by Peel NRE in July 2022.

With four of its original eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers still standing and its 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney,^[3] the station is a prominent local landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines. The power station's four northernmost cooling towers were demolished on 3 December 2023, with the remaining four southernmost towers set to be demolished at a later date.