Coordinates: 54°34′56″N 1°15′40″W / 54.582273°N 1.261117°W
| North Tees Power Station | |
.png)  North Tees Power Station shown within County Durham |
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| Operator: | North Eastern Electric Supply Company (1921-1948) British Electricity Authority (1949-1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955-1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1957-1983) |
| Fuel: | Coal-fired 40MW + 120MW |
| Commissioned: | 1921 |
| Decommissioned: | 1983 |
North Tees Power Station refers to a series of three coal-fired power stations on the River Tees at Billingham in County Durham.
North Tees A
The North Tees A Station was first proposed in 1917 by the North Eastern Electric Supply Company. It was constructed and opened in 1921.[1] The station was designed by the engineering consultants Merz & McLellan. The station used two Metropolitan-Vickers 20,000 kilowatt (kW) turbo-alternators to generate electricity, giving it a total generating capacity of 40,000 kW.[2] The station pioneered in the development of the reheat cycle in power stations.[3] In 1922, W.S. Monroe of the Chicago based consulting firm Sargent & Lundy described North Tees Power Station as "the most advanced power station in the world".[2]
When the UK's national grid distribution system was brought into use in 1932, the station was one of a small number of stations in the region to be converted from the 40 hertz (Hz) frequency used by the North Eastern grid system to the 50 Hz frequency used by the national system.[4]
North Tees C
The C Station was propsed in 1945 and built in 1949. It used two 60,000 kilowatt (kW) turbo-alternators, giving it a total generating capacity of 120 MW.[5] It was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, the designer of Battersea Power Station. In the 1980s it was operated by Imperial Chemical Industries, who used it to provide electricity for its factories in Billingham. The station was decommissioned on 31 October 1983, with a generating capacity of 236 MW.[6] It was demolished in 1987.[7] The station's site is currently part of Billingham Reach Industrial Estate, an international wharf owned by Able UK Ltd.[7]
References
- ^ "North Eastern Electricity Board". The National Archives. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=183-dueb&cid=0#0. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ a b Parke Hughes, Thomas (1993). Networks of Power. JHU Press. pp. 457–458. ISBN 0801846145. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=g07Q9M4agp4C. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ Bob Simmons. "About Blyth Power Station". http://aboutblyth.co.uk/. http://aboutblyth.co.uk/aboutblythpowerstation.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ Pears, Brian (23 February 2003). "Norfolk to Northumberland". Rootsweb. http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/NORTHUMBRIA/2003-02/1046007772. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ "ELECTRICITY (NORTH-EASTERN AREA)". Mr Shinwell. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1945/oct/31/electricity-north-eastern-area. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ Shaw, Giles (16 January 1984). "Coal-fired Power Stations". Hansard. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1984/jan/16/coal-fired-power-stations#S6CV0052P0_19840116_CWA_282. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ a b kjfitz (15 April 2007). "Former ICI Bellingham explosives plant and nuclear power plant". http://virtualglobetrotting.com/. http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/31810/. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
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