Specification
Ferrybridge C Power Station comprises four 500 MW generating sets, using 800 tonnes of coal and 218 million litres of coolant water per hour. As well as the four main units, the station has two gas turbines which produce an extra 34 MW combined. These are used for extra generating capacity and in black starts, as large power stations often need external electricity to start up if the main units are off line. Coal is delivered to the station by railway and road transport and until the late 1990s, by barge. The station has two 198 m (650 ft) high chimneys and eight 115 m (377 ft) high cooling towers, which are the largest of their kind in Europe.
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