Thorpe Marsh Power Station
The short-lived South Yorkshire giant. Thorpe Marsh Power Station is a 1,050 MW coal-fired power station in South Yorkshire, England, operated by National Power.
- South Yorkshire
- England
- Commissioned 1963
- Closed 1994
- Planning (completed)
- Consented (completed)
- Construction (completed)
- Operating1963 (completed)
- Closed1994 (current stage)
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 1,050 MW
- Status
- Decommissioned
- Technology
- Coal
- Operator
- National Power
- Region
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Coordinates
- 53.5711, -1.1203
- Commissioned
- 1963
- Closed
- 1994
- Units
- 2
- Unit capacity mw
- 550
- Cooling towers
- 4
Location
Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.
How Thorpe Marsh Power Station compares
Coal-fired stations burned coal to raise steam for turbines. Great Britain's last coal-fired power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, closed in September 2024.
All coal-fired power stations Power stations in South YorkshireAbout Thorpe Marsh Power Station
Thorpe Marsh near Doncaster operated from 1963 to 1994 β only 31 years. Its cooling towers were demolished just five years after closure.
History
Two 550 MW units commissioned in 1963. Closed prematurely in 1994 under National Power. Cooling towers demolished in 1999. The relatively short life reflected its inefficient older-generation design being uneconomic in a post-privatisation market.
The site today
Closed 1994. Cooling towers demolished 1999. Main buildings demolished by 2005. Proposed CCGT replacement never proceeded.
Did you know?
- Closed after only 31 years
- Cooling towers demolished 1999
- Was considered for redevelopment as a biomass station
- Sat beside the Doncaster-Goole railway line
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Source
Thorpe Marsh Power Station.
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