Our operations

Our Peterborough power station has an output of approximately 360MW.

Construction of the Peterborough plant started in January 1991 and it entered commercial operation in 1993. Centrica acquired its interest in October 2001 under a lease arrangement from TXU before acquiring the plant in totality in 2003.

The output of the Peterborough plant is approximately 360MW. This can be increased to around 405MW by using peak firing for up to around 200 hours per annum. This facility is used to help to meet the peak demand from Centrica's British Gas customers.

The plant employs around 40 people.

Technical specifications

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Location

Storeys Bar Road, Peterborough
Cambs PE1 5NT

Date acquired by Centrica

October 2001

Fuel

The station can burn both gas and distillate

Running regime

The power station offers flexible operations, typically starting up and shutting down on a daily basis thereby meeting the demands of Centrica’s customers in a challenging market.

Total amount of electricity generated in 2006

804 GWh

Air emissions

Water management

The power station has an air-cooled condenser to eliminate the need for cooling water. It makes use of a grey water supply provided by Anglian water’s sewage treatment plant in Peterborough. This grey water prevents the use of clean potable water from the towns supply, and it reduces the unnecessary use of chemicals to regenerate the ion exchange resins which we use to demineralise the water to protect the power stations, boilers and steam turbine. This helps Peterborough Power Station to protect the environment through reduced chemical use.

Awards

Peterborough Power Station has been awarded the Investors in People Award with staff training being considered key in ensuring the site has a very competent workforce which is completely in tune with health, safety and the environment.

Community

The power station holds an annual Open Weekend, where members of the public can come to the site and learn more about the operation of the plant. Frequent site visits are hosted for various interest groups including schools and societies. Peterborough Power Station will continue to support environmental projects in the local community. Previous projects have included the Peterborough Green Wheel Cycleway, Flag Fen Bronze Age Excavation and the Wildlife Trust.