Doncaster Power Station

Doncaster Power Station
Doncaster power station in 1957
Location of Doncaster Power Station
Official name	Doncaster power station
Country	England
Location	South Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°31′27″N 1°08′46″W / 53.5242°N 1.1462°W / 53.5242; -1.1462Coordinates: 53°31′27″N 1°08′46″W / 53.5242°N 1.1462°W / 53.5242; -1.1462
Commission date	1954
Decommission date	1983
Operator(s)	Central Electricity Generating Board
Power station information
Primary fuel	Coal-fired
grid reference SE567034

Doncaster Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated in the centre of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber. It was located on the "island" surrounded by the River Don and the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (S&SYN). It opened in 1954 and received significant quantities of its coal by boat, to its own staithe, using the S&SYN. It closed on 31 October 1983 and had a generating capacity of 122 MW.^[1] HM Prison Doncaster, a private prison, has been built on the power station's site.

References

1. ^ Mr. Redmond (16 January 1984). "Coal-fired Power Stations". Hansard. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1984/jan/16/coal-fired-power-stations#S6CV0052P0_19840116_CWA_281. Retrieved 1 September 2009.