Rhode Power Station

Rhode Power Station is a 104 MW gas/oil fired peaker plant situated beside the village of in , . It replaced an 80 MW peat fueled power station operated by ESB that was decommissioned in 2003.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clonin Earthworks.

Peak
The , also called the Bull Ring, are a series of earthworks, and a National Monument, located in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhode and Croghan.

Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
is a village in , . It is situated on the R400 at its junction with the R441 which leads to , 12 km to the east. village is on an "island" of high ground surrounded by an expanse of raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen.

Village
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Tullamore is the county town of , and more or less in the centre of Ireland. It's traversed by the Grand Canal, which is navigable by leisure boats from Dublin to the Shannon and beyond. is situated 5 km southwest of Rhode Power Station.

Locality
is a village and townland in , . It is located in the south of the county, close to the border with , to the south of . is situated 7 km northeast of Rhode Power Station.

Rhode Power Station

Latitude
53.35925° or 53° 21′ 33″ north
Longitude
-7.21226° or 7° 12′ 44″ west
Inception
2004
Operator
SSE Thermal
Open location code
9C5J9Q5Q+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 334099892
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q118313551
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Rhode GAA.

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