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Methil power station
Methil power station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Law — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Methil power station is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Methil Power Station was a small base load coal slurry-fired power station in the town of Methil, Fife, Scotland. It was situated on the south side of the mouth of the River Leven, where the river enters the Firth of Forth. It was a local landmark, with the chimney visible for some distance.
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Background
History
This station was built as a sister to Barony Power Station on the West Coast of Scotland, in Ayrshire. Although the design of Methil was based on that of Barony, it incorporated many improvements. As the Scottish coalfields were exhausted or abandoned in the mid-1980s, waste accumulated in coal tips, and this waste was used as a fuel in the Methil and Barony power stations. However, as the tips were cleared, operations at the two stations ceased due to lack of coal-slurry fuel and the uneconomical operation of such small facilities. This station ceased generating in 2000 and was put into standby as a strategic reserve. The power station was demolished in 2011 as part of a regeneration of…
Architecture
play against Berwick Rangers F.C. overlooked by Methil Power Station]] The power station consisted of two 30-megawatt (MW) generation units for a peak rating of 57 MWe. It was commissioned in 1965 for the then South of Scotland Electricity Board. Built on the site of a golf course, it was designed to utilise low-grade coal slurry supplied from the washeries of the nearby Fife coalfield. An exception was Methil's sister station of Barony, situated in central Ayrshire.
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- Coordinates
- 56.1909, -2.9967
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY8 4NY
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Official site
- news.bbc.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6823642 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Methil power station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Methil power station?
- Methil power station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY8 4NY).
- Who owns Methil power station?
- Methil power station is owned by South of Scotland Electricity Board.
- How do I get to Methil power station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY8 4NY. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.