Taylors Lane Power Station
| Taylor's Lane Power Station | |
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 Taylor's Lane Power Station | |
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| Country | England |
| Location | Greater London |
| Coordinates | 51°32′46″N 0°15′25″W / 51.546°N 0.257°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1903 and 1979 |
| Owner(s) | |
| Operator(s) | E.On |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas-fired |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 132MW[1] |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference TQ209844 | |
Taylor's Lane Power Station is an open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) station, situated in Willesden, north-west London.
History
The first, coal-fired, station was built in 1903 by Willesden Urban District Council and sold to the North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Co. (Northmet) in 1904.[2] Capacity rose from 300 KW in 1903 to 28.6 MW in 1937.[3] This station closed in 1972.[2]
The current station was opened in 1979 by the Central Electricity Generating Board. It is now operated by E.On.[4] It is operated remotely from Enfield Power Station and has two generator units fired on gas-oil with a capacity of 132 MW. Each unit uses 4 gas generators derived from the Rolls-Royce Olympus jet engine.[1]
In 2008, transformer oil at the associated electrical substation caught fire.[5]
In 2011, in the Lost episode of series 14 of the BBC thriller Silent Witness, a body is found in a lane beside the power station.
References
- ^ a b "Taylor's Lane - E.ON". E.ON. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ a b "'Willesden: Public services'". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 232-236. Victoria County History. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ "LONDON ELECTRICITY BOARD (LEB) PRE-VESTING UNDERTAKINGS (1882 - 1948) LMA/4278/01 1883 - 2003". National Archives. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ "Power stations in the United Kingdom, May 2008 (DUKES 5.11)". Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ "Fire at West London power station". Sky News. 26 December 2008.
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