Bulls Bridge Power Station

Bulls Bridge Power Station
Location of Bulls Bridge Power Station
Country England
Location Greater London
Coordinates
Commission date 1980
Decommission date 1993
Operator(s) Powergen
Power station information
Primary fuel Natural gas-fired
grid reference TQ104793

Bulls Bridge Power Station was an open cycle gas turbine power station at Bull's Bridge, Hayes in west London.

History

The station was built, owned and operated by the CEGB as a stand alone open cycle GT Station in the mid-1970s but was mothballed, sometime later. As a result of the UK miners' strike (1984–1985) the Station was re-opened in the 1980s,[1] occupying a 25-acre (100,000 m2) side on either side of Yeading Brook, to the south of the Paddington main line and north of the Grand Union Canal, at its junction with the Paddington Arm. It had a generating capacity of 280 MW.[1][2] It was connected electrically to the North Hyde 66kV Substation. Originally built by the CEGB, and on privatisation was owned and run by Powergen. The station ceased generating in 1993.[1] The site has since been redeveloped, with the station being demolished. The western parcel of land is occupied by a British Airways engineering centre.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Table 3.7 - Generation Disconnections since 1991". Seven Year Statement. National Grid. 2009. http://www.nationalgrid.com/UK/library/documents/sys_03/dddownloaddisplay.asp?sp=sys_Table3_7. 
  2. ^ "Electricity Generation". Hansard HC Deb 13 February 1978 vol 944 cc21-2. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1978/feb/13/electricity-generation. 
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