Birchills Power Station
Birchills power station and Walsall power station are a series of three coal-fired power stations in, or near, Walsall in the West Midlands, England.
| Birchills Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Location | West Midlands |
| Coordinates | 52.596089°N 1.997785°W |
| Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
| Commission date | 1916 |
| Decommission date | 1967 |
| Owner(s) | Walsall Corporation (1916–1927) West Midlands Joint Electricity Authority (1927–1948) British Electricity Authority (1948–1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) (1958–1982) |
| Operator(s) | As owner |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbines |
| Cooling source | Canal water |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 x 6.25 MW and 1 x 5 MW |
| Make and model | Brush |
| Nameplate capacity | 17.5 MW |
| Annual net output | 34.42 GWh (1936), 13.4 GWh (1955) |
grid reference SP001998 | |
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