Keadby Power Stations

Keadby Power Station
Keadby gas-fired power station in 2006
CountryEngland
LocationNorth Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Coordinates53°35′40″N 0°45′02″W / 53.594444°N 0.750442°W / 53.594444; -0.750442
Construction beganCoal-fired: 1948
Commission dateCoal-fired: 1952
Gas-fired: 1996
Decommission dateCoal-fired: 1984
OwnerSSE plc
OperatorSSE Thermal
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Tertiary fuelCoal
External links
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grid reference SE828116

Keadby Power Stations are a pair of natural gas-fired power stations near Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire, built on the site of an older coal power station. The site lies near the B1392 and the River Trent, and the Scunthorpe-Grimsby railway. Also nearby is the Stainforth and Keadby Canal, which is part of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation. The current stations are operated by SSE Thermal.

SSE also owns a 68 MWe capacity wind farm, Keadby Wind Farm, nearby. This was England's largest onshore wind farm, and started operating in July 2014.