Rhode Power Station

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clonin Earthworks.

Clonin Earthworks

Peak

The Clonin Earthworks, also called the Bull Ring, are a series of earthworks, and a National Monument, located in County Offaly, Ireland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhode and Croghan.

Rhode

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Rhode is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated on the R400 at its junction with the R441 which leads to Edenderry, 12 km to the east. Rhode village is on an "island" of high ground surrounded by an expanse of raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen.

Croghan

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Tullamore is the county town of County Offaly, 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. The town is best known for Tullamore Dew whiskey. Croghan is situated 5 km southwest of Rhode Power Station.

Castlejordan

Locality

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castlejordan is a village and townland in County Meath, Ireland. It is located in the south of the county, close to the border with County Offaly, to the south of Kinnegad. Castlejordan is situated 7 km northeast of Rhode Power Station.

Rhode Power Station

Type: Power station
Description: Irish power station
Categories: peaking power plant and industry
Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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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Satellite Map

Discover Rhode Power Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Rhode GAA.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Knockdrin 110kV Substation and Site of Former (ESB) Rhode Power Sation.

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