Lerwick Power Station
The main power supply for Shetland is provided by Lerwick Power Station, located in Gremista, 2 kilometres northwest of Lerwick town centre. This is the principal source of electrical energy for Shetland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shetland Museum and Fort Charlotte.
Shetland Museum
Museum
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The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The new Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay. Shetland Museum is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Lerwick Power Station.
Fort Charlotte
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Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face. Fort Charlotte is situated 1 mile southeast of Lerwick Power Station.
Lerwick Town Hall
Town hall
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Lerwick Town Hall is a municipal building located on Hillhead in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. It is used as an events venue and registrar's office. The building, which was also the meeting place of Shetland Islands Council until 2022, is a Category A listed building. Lerwick Town Hall is situated 1 mile southeast of Lerwick Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lerwick and Sound.
Lerwick
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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Sound
Quarter
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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles east of Lerwick Power Station.
Lerwick Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: main supplier of power for Shetland
- Categories: fossil-fuel power station and industry
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.1668° or 60° 10′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.16423° or 1° 9′ 51″ westOperator
SSEOpen location code
9CGW5R8P+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 378032955OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q19585918
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In Other Languages
“Lerwick Power Station” goes by many names.
- Scots: “Lerwick Pouer Station”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery Plant and Shetland Textile Museum.
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