Walthamstow Power Station

Walthamstow Power Station was a power station operating in London until 1967.

History

The station was authorised in 1904 to supply electricity to the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow. The power station in Exeter Street had three brick chimneys and an array of wooden cooling towers.[1]

In 1923 the revenue to the Borough from sales of electricity was £109,909.[2] Upon nationalisation of the electricity industry in 1948 ownership of the station passed to the British Electricity Authority and later to the Central Electricity Generating Board. The CEGB closed the station in 1967 when the thermal efficiency was 9.30 per cent.[3][4] It was subsequently demolished, apart from a small number of buildings which are retained as Exeter Street substation and Walthamstow tee point, operated by UK Power Networks.[5]

Electricity capacity and generation

The generating capacity of Walthamstow power station and the electricity generated over the operational life was as follows.[2][6][3][7]

Walthamstow power station, capacity and output
Year Generating capacity, MW Electricity generated, GWh
1913 – 5.44
1923 14.1 17.72
1936 20.5 3.64
1961 19.5 2.39
1964 19.5 3.41
1966 19.5 7.06
1967 19.5 7.34

References
  1. "Exeter Road power station". Facebook. 1950s. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. London County Council (1926). London statistics 1924-5 vol. 30. London: London County Council. pp. 298–305.
  3. CEGB Statistical Yearbook (1964-67). CEGB, London.
  4. CEGB Statistical Yearbook 1964-67. CEGB, London.
  5. "UKPN, Regional Development Plan" (PDF).
  6. London County Council (1934). London Statistics 1932-3. London: London County Council. pp. 330–49.
  7. "British Power Stations operating at 31 December 1961". Electrical Review. 1 June 1962: 931. 1962.

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