This is a list of
electricity-generating power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many ...
s in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, sorted by type and name, with installed capacity (May 2007).
Note that the
DBERR
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) was a United Kingdom government department. The department was created on 28 June 2007 on the disbanding of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and was itself disbanded ...
maintains a comprehensive list of operational UK power stations her
Biomass
Biomass
Biomass is plant-based material used as a fuel for heat or electricity production. It can be in the form of wood, wood residues, energy crops, agricultural residues, and waste from industry, farms, and households. Some people use the terms bio ...
power stations:
Nuclear power stations
Nuclear power stations
Coal-fired
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Coal is formed when ...
-fired power stations:
Gas-fired (or combined gas/coal)
Gas (or combined gas/coal) fired power stations:
Hydro-electric
Hydro-electric power stations:
Oil-fired
Oil-fired power stations:
Wind power
Wind power
Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity. Wind power is a popular, sustainable, renewable energy source that has a much smaller impact on the environment than burning fossil fuels. Historically ...
generating facilities:
See also
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List of power stations in England
This is a list of current and former electricity-generating power stations in England. For lists sorted by type, including proposed stations, see the see also section below.
:''Note that BEIS maintaina comprehensive list of UK power stations ...
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List of power stations in Northern Ireland
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Northern Ireland, sorted by type and name, with installed capacity (May 2011).
Note that the Digest of United Kingdom energy statistics (DUKES) maintains a comprehensive list of United Ki ...
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List of power stations in Scotland
References
Citations
Energy statistics: electricityTable of Potential New Conventional Electricity Generating Plants in Great Britain November 2007BBC - List of Powerstations in the UKpx group - operations management, engineering services, energy tradingRenewable UK - Operational Windfarms
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Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
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Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
Power stations
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many po ...