Uxbridge power station

The Uxbridge and District Electric Supply Company Limited was established in 1899 as a local enterprise to obtain provisional orders under the Electric Lighting Acts to generate and supply electricity to the District of Uxbridge. The '''''' was granted by the Board of Trade and was confirmed by Parliament through the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 12) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. c. clxx). Further Provisional Orders were obtained in 1903 and 1906. The company was formed with capital of £1,000. By 1908 the capital amounted to £75,000, in 1911 the company issued further stock of £75,000. The directors in 1911 were: Charles H McEuen (Director); Theodor Petersen (Assistant Manager); James O. Callender (Assistant Manager). The Central Electricity Board built the first stages of the National Grid between 1927 and 1933. Uxbridge power station was connected to the 132 kV electricity grid. In 1913 the electricity supply area included Greenford Urban District (UD); Hayes UD; Uxbridge UD; Uxbridge Rural District (RD); and Yiewsley UD. The British electricity supply industry was nationalised in 1948 under the provisions of the Electricity Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 54). The Uxbridge and District Electric Supply Company Limited was abolished, ownership of Uxbridge power station were vested in the British Electricity Authority, and subsequently the Central Electricity Authority and the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). Uxbridge power station was closed in 1963. == Equipment specification ==

Plant in 1913 & 1919 The capacity and output of the generating plant at Uxbridge power station in 1913 and 1919 was as shown. Plant in 1923 By 1923 the plant at Uxbridge comprised boilers delivering a total of 105,000 lb/h (13.2 kg/s) of steam to: • 1 × 200 kW reciprocating engine generating alternating current (AC) • 2 × 300 kW reciprocating engine generating AC • 1 × 650 kW turbo-alternator generating AC • 2 × 1,000 kW turbo-alternator generating AC • 1 × 1,500 kW turbo-alternator generating AC The total generating capacity was 4,950 kW. Plant in 1936 The plant data for 1936 was: Plant in 1954 By 1954 the plant comprised: • Boilers: • 5 × Babcock and Wilcox marine boilers total evaporative capacity was 81,000 lb/h (10.2 kg/s), steam conditions were 200 psi and 600 °F (13.8 bar and 315 °C), steam was supplied to: • Generators: • 2 × 1.1 MW Brush-Ljungstrom turbo-alternators, 3-phase, 50 Hz, 6,600 volts • 1 × 1.8 MW Brush-Ljungstrom turbo-alternators, 3-phase, 50 Hz, 6,600 volts The total installed generating capacity was 4 MW. == Operations ==

Operating data 1913 and 1919 Operating data for Uxbridge power station in 1913 and 1919 was: Operating data 1954–63 Operating data for the period 1954–63 was: The electricity output of Uxbridge power station, MWh{ "version": 2, "width": 500, "height": 200, "data": [ { "name": "table", "values": [ { "x": 1913, "y": 1266 }, { "x": 1919, "y": 4532 }, { "x": 1921, "y": 4957 }, { "x": 1922, "y": 7847 }, { "x": 1923, "y": 10038 }, { "x": 1936, "y": 2683 }, { "x": 1946, "y": 938 }, { "x": 1954, "y": 513 }, { "x": 1955, "y": 1197 }, { "x": 1956, "y": 752 }, { "x": 1957, "y": 271 }, { "x": 1958, "y": 316 }, { "x": 1961, "y": 97 }, { "x": 1962, "y": 128 }, { "x": 1931, "y": 2970 } ] } ], "scales": [ { "name": "x", "type": "ordinal", "range": "width", "zero": false, "domain": { "data": "table", "field": "x" } }, { "name": "y", "type": "linear", "range": "height", "nice": true, "domain": { "data": "table", "field": "y" } } ], "axes": [ { "type": "x", "scale": "x" }, { "type": "y", "scale": "y" } ], "marks": [ { "type": "rect", "from": { "data": "table" }, "properties": { "enter": { "x": { "scale": "x", "field": "x" }, "y": { "scale": "y", "field": "y" }, "y2": { "scale": "y", "value": 0 }, "fill": { "value": "steelblue" }, "width": { "scale": "x", "band": "true", "offset": -1 } } } } ] } == See also ==