La Collette Power Station | |
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Country | Jersey |
Location | St. Helier |
Coordinates | 49°10′29″N 2°06′32″W / 49.1748°N 2.1088°W |
Status | In commission |
Commission date | 1965[1] |
Operator | Jersey Electricity |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Oil Fired (HFO & Diesel) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4x Sulzer 16ZA40S diesel 3x Parsons steam turbine 1x Rolls-Royce Olympus |
Nameplate capacity | about 200 MW |
External links | |
Website | Jersey Electricity |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
La Collette Power Station is the main power station for Jersey, and is now the main control centre for the Channel Islands Electricity Grid. It is operated by Jersey Electricity (JE). Under normal circumstances the power generation facilities served as an emergency supply in case of power interruption, however the failure of undersea cables in 2012 temporarily returned La Collette's role to full-time generation.
The States of Jersey's waste-to-energy incinerator was built next to La Collette and shares its water supply and chimney.