Sutton Bridge Power Station
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Sutton Bridge Power Station is a 790MW gas-fired power station in Sutton Bridge in the south-east of Lincolnshire in South Holland. It is situated on Centenary Way close to the River Nene.
[edit] History
It was built by Enron at a cost of £337m in May 1999 trading under the name of Sutton Bridge Power. It was constructed by Enron Engineering & Construction and designed by Stone & Webster with help from Atlantic Projects in building the steam turbine. In September 1999, it put the plant up for sale as the cost of electricity had plummeted, being uneconomic to generate. Enron already had another large CCGT power station on Teesside (which is the largest in Europe). In March 2000, the plant was bought by London Electricity, a division of eDF for £156m. The plant employs thirty five people and is run by General Electric International.
Since September 2001, it has had a visitor centre for school children.
[edit] Specifications
The power station is a CCGT type, with two General Electric Frame 9 (9FA+) gas turbines powered with natural gas. The exhaust gas heats a heat recovery steam generator, made by the Dutch company Standard Fasel Lentjes which was bought by NEM, which powers a GE 280MW steam turbine. The electrical generators were also built by GE, which connect to the National Grid at 132kV.
