List of power stations in Wales
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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Wales, sorted by type and name, with installed capacity (May 2007).
Note that the DBERR maintains a comprehensive list of UK power stations here:[1]
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[edit] Nuclear power stations
- Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd (Closed)
- Wylfa, Anglesey: 980 MW
[edit] Coal-fired
Coal-fired power stations:
- Aberthaw Power Station, Vale of Glamorgan: 1455 MW
- Uskmouth Power Station, Near Newport: 393 MW
[edit] Gas-fired (or combined gas/coal)
Gas (or combined gas/coal) fired power stations:
- Baglan Bay power station, Neath Port Talbot: 575 MW
- Connah's Quay Power Station, Flintshire: 1380 MW
- Deeside Power Station, Flintshire: 500 MW
- Pembroke Power Station, 2000MW proposed
- Port Talbot power station, 1300MW proposed
- Shotton Power Station, Flintshire: 210MW CHP
- Uskmouth power station, (Planning approved 2007): 800MW
[edit] Hydro-electric
Hydro-electric power stations:
- Dinorwig power station, Gwynedd: 1728 MW (pumped storage)
- Dolgarrog Hydro power station, Conwy (county borough): 15 & 18 MW
- Ffestiniog power station, Gwynedd: 360 MW (pumped storage)
- Rheidol Hydro power station, Ceredigion: 49 MW
- River Tawe Barrage, Swansea
[edit] Wind Power
Wind power generating facilities:
- Cefn Croes wind farm, Ceredigion
- Pen-y-Garn wind farm, Ceredigion
- Rhyd-y-Groes, Anglesey: 7 MW
- Scarweather Sands, Swansea Bay
[edit] Wave Power
Wave power generating facilities:
[edit] Tidal Power
- Severn Barrage (proposed): 8600 MW
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/statistics/source/electricity/page18527.html
- http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file41816.pdf Table of Potential New Conventional Electricity Generating Plants in Great Britain November 2007.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/14_06_06_powerstations.pdf
- http://www.uskmouthpower.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=11&cntnt01returnid=51
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