Cowes Power Station

Cowes Power Station
Cowes power station
Location of Cowes Power Station
Country	England
Location	East Cowes, Isle of Wight
Coordinates	50°44′45″N 1°17′11″W / 50.7459°N 1.2864°W / 50.7459; -1.2864Coordinates: 50°44′45″N 1°17′11″W / 50.7459°N 1.2864°W / 50.7459; -1.2864
Operator(s)	RWE npower

See also Kingston Power Station

Cowes power station (or Kingston power station) is a 140MW open cycle, gas turbine station powered by two 70mw units. The station is the Isle of Wight's only power generation source other than power from the mainland. The station was built in 1982 at a cost of £30 million. ^[1] The station is owned and operated by RWE npower. ^[2]

Both units run on light fuel oil and operate at either peak time or when the grid requires frequency response. The station is either run locally or by remote from Fawley Power Station. The gas turbine engines have a total output of 200,000 horsepower and use 762 litres (201 US gal) of fuel oil per minute when running at maximum output. ^[3]

References

1. ^ "Cowes Power Station". nPower Media Centre. http://www.npowermediacentre.com/imagelibrary/detail.aspx?mediadetailsid=4139. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
2. ^ "Cowes Power Station". Engineering Timelines. Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=974. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
3. ^ "Cowes Power Station". RWE Power. http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/97574/rwe-npower/about-us/our-businesses/power-generation/cowes/. Retrieved 28 February 2011.