Birchills Power Station

Birchills Power Station
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CountryEngland
LocationWest Midlands
Coordinates52°35′46″N 1°59′52″W / 52.596089°N 1.997785°W / 52.596089; -1.997785
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Commission date1916
Decommission date1967
Owner(s)Walsall Corporation
(1916–1927)
West Midlands Joint Electricity Authority
(1927–1948)
British Electricity Authority
(1948–1955)
Central Electricity Authority
(1955–1957)
Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB)
(1958–1982)
Operator(s)As owner
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technologySteam turbines
Cooling sourceCanal water
Power generation
Units operational2 x 6.25 MW and 1 x 5 MW
Make and modelBrush
Nameplate capacity17.5 MW
Annual net output34.42 GWh (1936), 13.4 GWh (1955)

grid reference SP001998

Birchills power station and Walsall power station are a series of three coal-fired power stations in, or near, Walsall in the West Midlands, England.