Fawley Power Station | |
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Country | England |
Location | Hampshire, South East England |
Coordinates | 50°49′00″N 1°19′44″W / 50.816696°N 1.328881°W |
Construction began | 1965 |
Commission date | 6 May 1971[1] |
Decommission date | 31 March 2013[2] |
Owners | Central Electricity Generating Board (1971–1990) RWE npower (1990–2013) |
Operators | Central Electricity Generating Board (1971–1990) RWE npower (1990–2013) |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Oil-fired |
Secondary fuel | Fuel oil for auxiliary gas turbines |
Chimneys | 1 (198 m) |
Cooling towers | None |
Cooling source | Sea water |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 × 500 MW |
Annual net output | 5271.594 GWh (Year 1980/81) |
grid reference SU473021 |
Fawley Power Station was an oil-fired power station located on the western side of Southampton Water, between the villages of Fawley and Calshot in Hampshire, England. Its 198-metre (650 ft) chimney was a prominent (and navigationally useful) landmark.