| High Marnham Power Station | |
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 High Marnham Power Station Viewed from the east in July 2004 | |
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| Country | England |
| Location | High Marnham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, NG23 6SE |
| Coordinates | 53°13′44″N 0°47′33″W / 53.229020°N 0.792565°W |
| Status | Decommissioned and Demolished |
| Construction began | 1954 |
| Commission date | 1959[1] |
| Decommission date | 2003 |
| Construction cost | £50m (1962) |
| Operators | Central Electricity Generating Board (1959–1990) Powergen (1990–2002) E.ON UK (2002–2003) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Chimneys | 2 |
| Cooling towers | 5 |
| Cooling source | River Trent Cooling Towers |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1000 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference SK807709 | |
High Marnham Power Station was a coal fuelled power station in Nottinghamshire, to the west of the River Trent, approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of the village of High Marnham. Construction site clearance began in November 1955, No. 1 Unit power generation commenced in October 1959, and the station became fully operational in June 1962. The plant operated until 2003 when it was decommissioned, though the cooling towers weren't demolished until 2012.
High Marnham was the most southerly of three power stations which lined the River Trent, known locally as Megawatt Valley, the others being West Burton and Cottam. It was the first 1000 MW [946 MW net] power station built and commissioned in Europe; it operated at higher boiler pressure and temperatures than earlier plants.[1][2]
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