Roosecote

Roosecote

Roosecote is a 229MW power station in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The power station is adjacent to Centrica's Barrow gas terminals and employs 33 staff.

Roosecote was the first Independent Power Project (IPP) following privatisation of the UK power industry in 1990. The site was originally the site of a former coal-fired power station from the 1950s. Construction on site started in 1989, the first firing of the turbine occurred in April 1991 and the plant was commissioned and made available for commercial operation in November 1991.

Centrica acquired the station from the receivers of Lakeland Power in May 2003 for £24m. The plant had been in receivership and non-operational for over six months.

Technical specifications

PPC

Location

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 OPQ

Date acquired by Centrica

14th May 2003

Fuel

The station is dual fuel with the capability to burn both gas and distillate.

Running regime

The power station offers flexible operations in order to meet the demands of Centrica’s customers in a challenging market.

Total amount of electricity generated in 2006

716 GWh

Air emissions

Pollutant 2006 Total Emissions
Nitrogen oxides 2.8 tonnes
Sulphur hexafluoride n/a
Methane 15 tonnes
Carbon dioxide 312,172 tonnes

Water management

Roosecote Power Station is water-cooled. The station abstracts water from Cavendish dock. The water is returned to the dock at up to ten degrees Celsius higher than ambient temperatures. As a result the dock is extremely attractive to a range of wildlife, including exotic species not normally found in the UK. It is an exemplary demonstration of collaborative working between power generators, landowners and the environmental regulators.

Find out more about Cavendish Dock

Community

The role of Roosecote power station in sustaining the benefits of the heated discharge to Cavendish Dock has been recognised by the English Nature.

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