Cowes Power Station

Cowes power station is a 140MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine station powered by two 70MW units. Located in East Cowes, the station is the 's only conventional power generation source other than power from the mainland.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: power station on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK
  • Also known as: “Kingston power station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Osborne House and East Cowes Town Hall.

Park
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is a former royal residence in , Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat. is situated 1 mile east of Cowes Power Station.

Town hall
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is a municipal building in York Avenue, , , England. The structure, which is the meeting place of East Cowes Town Council, is a locally listed building. is situated 3,700 feet north of Cowes Power Station.

Church
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St Mildred's Church, Whippingham is the parish church of the village of , . is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Cowes Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whippingham and East Cowes.

Village
is a village and civil parish on the , England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 787. It is located 1+1⁄2 miles south of in the north of the Island.

Town
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is a town and civil parish in the north of the , on the east bank of the , next to its west bank neighbour . It has a population of 8,428 according to the 2021 Census.

Village
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is a village and civil parish on the . It lies south of the town of and has been occupied for about 1000 years. The Church of St John the Baptist in , was first built between the 11th and 13th centuries.

Cowes Power Station

Latitude
50.74722° or 50° 44′ 50″ north
Longitude
-1.28617° or 1° 17′ 10″ west
Operator
RWE nPower
Open location code
9C2WPPW7+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 688029957
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q5179664
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In Other Languages

“Cowes Power Station” goes by many names.

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