Mr. Leeasked the Minister of Power whether he will supply a complete list of all the power stations of the Central Electricity Board; which of these are capable of burning oil; and what fuel each station is now burning.
§ Mr. WoodA list of the 238 stations in service on 31st March, 1959, with the type of plant in each case, is given in Appendix I to the First Annual Report of the Central Electricity Generating Board. The following changes have taken place since that date:
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Stations using coal Stations using oil Closed: Closed: Barrow Birkdale (internal Blackpool combustion engine Dunston A Horden (waste heat/ Exeter oil) Great Yarmouth Greenhill Harrogate Kingston A Nelson Brought into service: Brought into service: Aberthaw Belvedere Elland High Marnham Northfleet The stations shown as having oil-fired plant are at present using oil as are the internal combustion engine and gas turbine stations. The remaining steam stations use coal or, in a few cases, coke breeze.