| Thorpe Marsh Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Thorpe Marsh power station's cooling towers | |
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| Country | England |
| Location | South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Coordinates | 53°34′50″N 1°05′07″W / 53.580602°N 1.08534°W |
| Construction began | 1959 |
| Commission date | 1963[1] |
| Decommission date | 1994 |
| Operator | Central Electricity Generating Board |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Tertiary fuel | Heavy Fuel Oil |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,100 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference SE605097 | |
Thorpe Marsh Power Station was a 1 GW coal-fired power station near Barnby Dun in South Yorkshire, England. The station was commissioned in 1963 and closed in 1994.[2] In 2011, permission was given for the construction of a gas-fired power station on the site.
- ^ "Nostalgia on Tuesday: Towering presence". The Yorkshire Post. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Thorpe Marsh CCGT Power Station – Environment Statement" (PDF). September 2010. p. 203. Retrieved 30 October 2021.