Taylors Lane Power Station
| Taylors Lane Power Station | |
|---|---|
Taylors Lane Power Station | |
| Country | England |
| Location | Greater London |
| Coordinates | 51°32′46″N 0°15′27″W / 51.54600°N 0.25750°W |
| Status | Coal-fired station demolished; OCGT operational |
| Commission date | 1904 and 1979 |
| Decommission date | 1972 |
| Owner | |
| Operators | Northmet (1904-48), British Electricity Authority (1948-55), Central Electricity Authority (1955-57), Central Electricity Generating Board (1958-72); OCGT CEGB(1979-90), PowerGen (1990-),E.On, Uniper |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal, Natural gas |
| Chimneys | OCGT 2 |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | Coal-fired 2 × 32 MW |
| Units decommissioned | Coal-fired all decommissioned |
| Nameplate capacity | 132MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference TQ209844 | |
Taylors Lane Power Station is situated in Willesden, north-west London. The first power station on the site, known as Willesden power station, was coal-fired and operated from 1904 to 1972 and was subsequently demolished. Taylors Lane is now an open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) power station built in 1979.