Description and History of Site:-
Station demolished and redeveloped, though the switching and distribution substation remains in operation (2018). Although planned in 1945, construction did not begin until 1951. The project was designed and managed by the British Electricity Authority (BEA) established in 1948 under the nationalisation of the Great Britain's electricity supply industry, this was probably one of the earlier stations built by that authority. Possibly also one of the last as the BEA was replaced by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) from 1954 to 1957, itself becoming the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) in 1957.

The station began generating electricity on 7 August 1959, but did not officially open and begin generating at full capacity until 28 April 1961. The Electricity Supply Handbook of 1963 notes its capacity as 180 MW, generated from three 60 MW Metropolitan-Vickers turbo-alternator sets. The boilers were fired with pulverised coal, delivered by rail before pulverisation.

The station closed in 1991 and was demolished in 1996.

Further Reading and References:-
Elland Power Station, Central Electricity Board, March 1961

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Key Words :- electricity power generation coal station

Viewing the Site :- Buildings demolished and the site redeveloped

Address :- Lowfields Way, Elland , West Yorkshire, HX5 9DA
Grid Ref :- SE 1204 2205
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.694757 , Long -1.819136
Local Authority :- Calderdale Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1959 - 1991
Record Date :- 31 August 2018

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