List of power stations in Wales
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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Wales, sorted by type and name, with installed capacity (May 2007).
Note that the DBERR maintains a comprehensive list of UK power stations here:[1]
Contents
Biomass
Biomass power stations:
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Talbot Renewable Energy Plant | Port Talbot | 350 | planning approved 2007,[1] but project dormant as of 2013.[2] |
Nuclear power stations
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trawsfynydd | Gwynedd | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 470 | (Currently decommissioned) |
| Wylfa | Anglesey | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 980 |
Coal-fired
Coal-fired power stations:
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberthaw Power Station | Vale of Glamorgan | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1500 | |
| Uskmouth B Power Station | Near Newport | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 393 | |
| Carmarthen Bay Power Station | Burry Port | 360 | (Closed) |
Gas-fired (or combined gas/coal)
Gas (or combined gas/coal) fired power stations:
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baglan Bay power station | Neath Port Talbot | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 870 | |
| Barry Power Station | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 245 | ||
| Connah's Quay Power Station | Flintshire | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1380 | Originally coal-fired PF, 6x Parsons 30 MW turbines. Commissioned 1955.[citation needed] |
| Deeside Power Station | Flintshire | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 500 | |
| Pembroke Power Station | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2000 | (planning approved 2009)operational 2012 | |
| Severn Power Station | Uskmouth | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 824 | |
| Shotton Power Station | Flintshire | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 210 | CHP (currently decommissioned) |
| BioGen Gwyriad | Gwynedd | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 3.5 | biogas[3] |
Hydro-electric
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Hydro-electric power stations:
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinorwig Power Station | Gwynedd | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1728 | (pumped storage) |
| Dolgarrog Hydro Power Station | Conwy (county borough) | 33 | ||
| Ffestiniog Power Station | Gwynedd | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 360 | (pumped storage) |
| Rheidol Power Station | Ceredigion | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 49 | |
| River Tawe Barrage | Swansea | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Cwm Dyli Hydro Power Station | Gwynedd | 10 | ||
| Maentwrog Hydro Power Station | Gwynedd | 30 |
Wind power
Wind power generating facilities:
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alltwalis Wind Farm | Carmarthenshire | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 23 MW | |
| Brechfa Forest Wind Farm | Gwernogle, Carmarthenshire | 90 MW | ||
| Carno wind farm | Carno, Powys, Mid Wales | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 49 MW | |
| Cefn Croes wind farm | Ceredigion | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 58.5 MW | |
| Moel Maelogen | Conwy | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 14.3 MW | |
| North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm | Liverpool Bay | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 60 MW | |
| Rhyd-y-Groes | Anglesey | 7 MW | ||
| Rhyl Flats | Liverpool Bay | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 90 MW | |
| Gwynt y Môr | Irish Sea | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 576 MW | (consent granted 2008, construction began 2011) |
Wave power
Wave power generating facilities:
Tidal power
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
See also
- List of power stations in England
- List of power stations in Northern Ireland
- List of power stations in Scotland
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/statistics/source/electricity/page18527.html
- Table of Potential New Conventional Electricity Generating Plants in Great Britain November 2007
- BBC - List of Powerstations in the UK
- http://www.uskmouthpower.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=11&cntnt01returnid=51
- Renewable UK - Operational Windfarms
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- ↑ BBC News - £400m wood chip plant approved, 21 November 2007
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.biogen.co.uk/bw-gwyriad.asp
