| Taylors Lane Power Station | |
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Taylors Lane Power Station |
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| Country | England |
| Location | Greater London |
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| Commission date | 1903 and 1979 |
| Operator(s) | E.On |
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| Primary fuel | Natural gas-fired |
| grid reference TQ209844 | |
Taylor's Lane Power Station is an open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) station, situated in Willesden, north-west London.
The first, coal-fired, station was built in 1903 by Willesden Urban District Council and sold to the North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Co. (Northmet) in 1904.[1] Capacity rose from 300 KW in 1903 to 28.6 MW in 1937.[2] This station closed in 1972.[1]
The current station was opened in 1979 by the Central Electricity Generating Board. It is now operated by E.On.[3] It is operated remotely from Grain Power Station and has two units fired on gas-oil with a capacity of 132 MW.
In 2011, in the Lost episode of series 14 of the BBC thriller Silent Witness, a body is found in a lane beside the power station.
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