Taylors Lane Power Station

Taylors Lane Power Station
Taylors Lane Power Station
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CountryEngland
LocationGreater London
Coordinates51°32′46″N 0°15′27″W / 51.54600°N 0.25750°W / 51.54600; -0.25750
StatusCoal-fired station demolished; OCGT operational
Commission date1904 and 1979
Decommission date1972
OperatorsNorthmet (1904-48), British Electricity Authority (1948-55), Central Electricity Authority (1955-57), Central Electricity Generating Board (1958-72); OCGT CEGB(1979-90), PowerGen (1990-),E.On, Uniper
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal, Natural gas
ChimneysOCGT 2
Power generation
Units operationalCoal-fired 2 × 32 MW
Units decommissionedCoal-fired all decommissioned
Nameplate capacity132MW[1]
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

grid reference TQ209844

Taylors Lane Power Station is situated in Willesden, north-west London. The first power station on the site, known as Willesden power station, was coal-fired and operated from 1904 to 1972 and was subsequently demolished. Taylors Lane is now an open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) power station built in 1979.

  1. ^ "Taylor's Lane - E.ON". E.ON. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.