Kingsnorth power station

Kingsnorth power station was a dual-fired coal and oil power station on the Hoo Peninsula at Medway in Kent, South East England. The four-unit station was operated by energy firm E.ON UK, and had a generating capacity of 2,000 megawatts. It was capable of operating on either coal or oil, though in practice oil was used only as a secondary fuel or for startup. It was also capable of co-firing biofuel, up to a maximum of 10% of the station's fuel mix. A replacement power station, also coal-fired, was considered by owners E.ON, but plans were abandoned. The proposed replacement attracted substantial public protests and criticism, including the 2008 Camp for Climate Action.

Kingsnorth power station
Kingsnorth Power Station
Viewed from the west in October 2007
CountryEngland
LocationHoo St Werburgh
Kent
Coordinates51.418947°N 0.602702°E / 51.418947; 0.602702
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Construction began1963
Commission date1970
Decommission dateDecember 2012
Owner(s)CEGB, PowerGen, E.ON UK
Operator(s)Central Electricity Generating Board
(1970–1990)
PowerGen
(1990–2002)
E.ON UK
(2002–2012)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Secondary fuelOil-fired
Tertiary fuelBiofuel
Site area162 hectare
ChimneysOne (198 m, 650 ft)
Cooling towersNone
Cooling sourceRiver / sea water
Power generation
Units operational4 × 500 MW
Make and modelGEC – Parsons
Units decommissionedAll
Annual net outputsee text
External links
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grid reference TQ809721
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