Rugeley power station
{{#Badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-UnitedKingdomandcoal}}Rugeley Power Station was a 1,000-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Staffordshire, England.
The site of the old coal power station is set to be transformed into a “sustainable village” of 2,000 homes powered by solar panels.[1]
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Location
The power station is located in Rugeley in the county of Staffordshire.
Background
The power station, also known as Rugeley B, is 1,000 MW and was commissioned in 1972.[2]
Rugeley “A” station, built on the same site in the 1950s, was decommissioned in 1996. Rugeley Power Station is jointly owned by ENGIE (75%) and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (25%).[3]
Closure
In February 2016 Engie said the power station is expected to cease market operations in early summer 2016 due to the "deterioration in market conditions for UK coal-fired power generation."[3]
A May 2016 Engie press release stated: "Following consultation with employees and unions, ENGIE is now confirming that Rugeley will cease operations by the end of June 2016."[4]
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ "Rugeley coal plant to be transformed into a sustainable village," Guardian, November 19, 2018
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rugeley Power Station expected to cease operations this summer," Engie, 8 February 2016
- ↑ "RUGELEY POWER STATION - UPDATE," Engie, 20 May 2016
