Our operations

Killingholme is a 652MW power station in North-East Lincolnshire. The plant has 52 staff and is used to supply electricity to Centrica's British Gas customers.

Killingholme entered commercial operation for National Power in 1994 and was subsequently owned and operated by NRG until late 2003 when it was taken over by a group of 20 stakeholder banks. It was acquired by Centrica in July 2004 for £142m.

Technical specifications

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Location

Chase Hill Road, North Killingholme, Immingham, North Lincolnshire. DN40 3EH

Date acquired by Centrica

July 2004

Fuel

The station burns gas

Running regime

Killingholme can run its three gas turbines either at baseload or flexibly depending on customer demand and market conditions. It is common for one turbine to be running baseload with the other two running flexibly.

Total amount of electricity generated in 2006

1,290 GWh

Air emissions

The site provide financial support to the local community and local authority and has purchased an air quality monitoring station at a local school. The data from the station is shared with the local community at the environmental liaison committee, demonstrating to our neighbours that our emissions have no significant impact on the local air quality.

Awards

In 2004 Killingholme Power Station was awarded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) Gold Medal and was re-accredited with the Investors in People award in recognition of the continuous development of our staff in the areas of health, safety and the environment.

Community

Over the past year, we have continued to develop relationships with external interested parties by promoting the use of the Killingholme visitor centre.