Northampton Power Station
| Northampton Power Station | |
|---|---|
Northampton Power Station Derelict turbine hall on 16 February 2010 | |
| Country | England |
| Location | Northamptonshire, East Midlands |
| Coordinates | 52°13′52″N 0°53′09″W / 52.23116°N 0.88577°W |
| Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
| Construction began | (1890: Bridge Street), 1916 |
| Commission date | (1891: Bridge Street), 1919 |
| Decommission date | 1976 |
| Owner | As operator |
| Operators | The Northampton Electric Light and Power Company (1889–1948) British Electricity Authority (1948–1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1976) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbines and reciprocating engines |
| Cooling towers | 2 |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | C.A. Parsons and Metropolitan Vickers |
| Units decommissioned | all |
| Nameplate capacity | 6.84 MW (1923), 31.2 MW (1931), 102 MW (1958) |
| Annual net output | (See table and graph below) |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference SP761598 | |
Northampton power station (also known as Nunn Mills power station or Hardingstone Junction power station) was an electricity generating station in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, which began operation for the Northampton Electric Light and Power Company Limited (NELPC) in 1919 and generated power until closure in 1976.
The redundant power station buildings were used as a grain storage facility in the late 1970s. Using both the road and rail facilities on site for transportation of grain.
The power station was finally demolished in around 2015 to make way for the relocation of the University of Northampton close to the town centre. This was completed in 2018 and is now known as the Waterside Campus.