Cottam power station
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{{#Badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-UnitedKingdomandcoal}}Cottam Power Station was a 2,000-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, owned by EDF Energy.
The plant was retired on September 30, 2019.[1]
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Location
The map below shows the now retired plant in Cottam, Bassetlaw.
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Background
The 4 x 500 MW subcritical power station was first commissioned in 1969-1970.[2]
On February 7, 2019, plant owner EDF Energy said it had decided to end generation at its Cottam coal-fired power station on 30 September 2019.[3]
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ "Cottam Power Station closes after more than 50 years," BBC, Sep. 30, 2019
- ↑ Department of Energy and Climate Change, "Power stations in the United Kingdom, May 2012", Department of Energy and Climate Change, May 2012. (This link is to an Excel spreadsheet).
- ↑ "Cottam power station to cease generation," EDF Energy, February 7, 2019
