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British electricity supply industry in 1948. The power station was redeveloped in the 1920s, but after 1935 it was a standby plant used at times of peak demand. Stafford power station was decommissioned in 1958.
715:(CEB) was established in 1926. The CEB identified high efficiency ‘selected’ power stations that would supply electricity most effectively. Stafford power station was operated under the direction of the CEB from 1934. The CEB also constructed the
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coupled by ropes to Elwell-Parker dynamos. In 1898 the generating capacity was 198 kW and the maximum load was 80 kW, there were 6,200 lamps on the circuits.
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Stafford power station was bought by the North West
Midlands Joint Electricity Authority in April 1930, and was operated under the direction of the
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Stafford power station was decommissioned in 1958. The buildings were demolished and the area has been redeveloped with commercial facilities.
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822:(10-11 Geo. 6 c. 54). The Stafford electricity undertaking was abolished, ownership of Stafford power station was vested in the
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719:(1927–33) to connect power stations within a region. The operating data for 1934-36 was:
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c. cxciii). The power station was built north of the corporation gas works near the
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309:(52°48'31"N 2°07'18"W) and first supplied electricity on 15 October 1895.
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Stafford power station comprised Marshall
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Operating data for the period 1947–58 is shown in the table:
1197:. London: Electricity Council. pp. 45, 60, 69, 73.
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1 × 500 kW reciprocating engine driving a generator
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Kingdom: a Chronology
1152:. London: Electrical Press. pp. A-95 A-134 B-234.
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Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 8) Act 1890
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Steam driven reciprocating engines and steam turbines
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1270:Demolished power stations in the United Kingdom
850:Stafford power station operating data, 1947–58
278:North West Midlands Joint Electricity Authority
1023:Timeline of the UK electricity supply industry
723:Stafford power station operating data 1934–36
484:Stafford power station operating data 1921–23
453:3.0 MW turbo-alternator, generating at 6.6 kV.
1150:Garcke's Manual of Electricity Supply vol. 56
409:New plant was commissioned in 1925 and 1927.
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814:The British electricity supply industry was
297:and was confirmed by Parliament through the
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372:1 × 1,600 kW steam turbo-alternator
336:By 1923 the generating plant comprised:
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397:AC at 6,000 Volts, 400 and 230 Volts.
363:1 × 500 kW steam turbo-generator
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1265:Coal-fired power stations in England
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272:supplied electricity to the town of
145:Central Electricity Generating Board
1218:Electricity Commissioners (1947).
1126:Electricity Commissioners (1925).
1104:Electricity Commissioners (1936).
684:Surplus of revenue over expenses
14:
1028:List of power stations in England
1275:Former power stations in England
163:Thermal power station
1164:"Electricity (Supply) Act 1926"
711:(16 & 17 Geo. 5 c. 51) the
667:Revenue from sales of current
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861:Max output capacity MW
828:Central Electricity Authority
824:British Electricity Authority
709:Electricity (Supply) Act 1926
137:Central Electricity Authority
129:British Electricity Authority
88:Decommissioned and demolished
1193:Electricity Council (1987).
1128:Electricity Supply – 1920–23
1108:. London: HMSO. p. 143.
867:Thermal efficiency per cent
1222:. London: HMSO. p. 12.
1148:Garrett, Frederick (1959).
511:Lighting and domestic use
248:Annual net output
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864:Electricity supplied GWh
713:Central Electricity Board
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366:1 × 1,000 kW steam
221:Make and model
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707:Under the terms of the
400:420 & 210 Volts DC.
320:Equipment specification
238:Nameplate capacity
224:English Electric 3.0 MW
176:Turbine technology
93:Construction began
1234:"Electricity Act 1947"
1086:Garcke, Emile (1898).
842:Operating data 1947–58
703:Operating data 1934–36
476:Operating data 1921–23
344:which was supplied to:
291:Electric Lighting Acts
270:Stafford power station
213:Units operational
111:Decommission date
19:Stafford power station
772:Units generated kWh
528:Public lighting use
382:and 1,370 kW of
200:Power generation
820:Electricity Act 1947
794:Units exported kWh
783:Units imported kWh
761:Load factor %
352:reciprocating engine
122:Stafford Corporation
102:Commission date
69:52.80861°N 2.12167°W
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807:Operating data 1946
750:Maximum demand kW
739:Plant capacity kW
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628:Total connections
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446:Turbo-alternators:
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354:driving a generator
192:Cooling source
184:Cooling towers
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48:Coordinates
1259:Categories
1243:16 October
1204:085188105X
1173:16 October
1057:16 October
1034:References
775:2,507,108
662:Financial
648:Per cent
580:Total use
463:Operations
332:Plant 1923
216:2 x 3.0 MW
60:02°07′18″W
57:52°48′31″N
545:Traction
413:Boilers:
393:3-phase,
307:River Sow
1017:See also
830:and the
778:328,089
734:1935–36
731:1934–35
274:Stafford
158:By owner
119:Owner(s)
42:Stafford
38:Location
1009:Closure
838:(MEB).
797:17,441
789:15,468
786:12,717
696:14,375
679:26,186
676:19,113
285:History
32:England
28:Country
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982:0.815
965:2.835
948:4.264
931:3.191
914:1.771
897:5.899
880:7.609
756:5,550
753:2,500
745:9,100
742:9,100
693:5,521
492:Units
242:6.0 MW
149:(1958)
85:Status
990:1958
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973:1957
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956:1956
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872:1947
855:Year
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506:1923
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500:1921
495:Year
395:50 Hz
342:steam
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514:MWh
449:2 ×
187:None
171:Coal
114:1958
106:1895
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