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Fiddler's Ferry Power Station could burn up to 16,000 tonnes of coal a day and was also capable of co-firing biomass. Opened in 1971, the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and was latterly operated by Scottish and Southern Energy.

Fiddler's Ferry Power Station back when it could burn up to 16,000 tonnes of coal a day at full capacity. The station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts. It was closed in 2020 and today four of the cooling towers will be demolished as the destruction of the structures begins.

Fiddler's Ferry Power Station could burn up to 16,000 tonnes of coal a day and was also capable of co-firing biomass. Opened in 1971, the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts.

The sun goes down over the power station at Fiddler's Ferry which was still hard at work in 2010. It is now closed and silent, never to work again. This view from Kerridge Hill near Macclesfield.

A panorama of the Fiddler's Ferry power station just a few months before it was shut down on 31st March 2020.

Fiddler's Ferry Power Station can burn up to 16,000 tonnes of coal a day at full capacity and is also capable of co-firing biomass. Opened in 1971, the station has a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and is currently operated by Scottish and Southern Energy

I took this photo from Kerridge Hill near Macclesfield exactly seven years ago today. At that time the Fiddler's Ferry power station was still safe and secure whereas its life is now likely to be very short as coal generation is phased out.

Fiddler's Ferry Power Station burns up to 16,000 tonnes of coal a day and is also capable of co-firing biomass. Opened in 1971, the station has a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and is currently operated by Scottish and Southern Energy.