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The Sequence of Generating Capacity Installation and Decommissioning

Torquay 1898 1920 1924 1926 1929 1930 1931 1941 1948 1959 1974
AC - 200V 150 (3x50) - -                
AC - 200V   500 -                
AC - 2kv   2500 (2x1250)                  
Total 150 1500(Blr Limit) Closed 24/7                
                       
Newton Abbot                     Decom
Total kw gen 120 520 6250 10000 17500 15000 22500 37500 52500 52000 0
DC - 250± 120 (3x40) 120 - - -   - - - -  
DC - 250±   400 (2x200) (200 DC Sby) (200 DC Sby) (200 DC Sby) (200 DC Sby) (200 DC Sby) (200 DC Sby) (200 DC Sby) (200 DC Sby) -
Gen 1     1250 (ex Tqy) 1250 (ex Tqy) 1250 (ex Tqy) - - - - - -
Gen 2     1250 (ex Tqy) 1250 (ex Tqy) 1250 (ex Tqy) - - - - - -
Gen 3     3750 3750 3750 3750 3750 3750 3750 3500 -
Gen 4     - 3750 3750 3750 3750 3750 3750 3500 -
Gen 5     - - 7500 7500 7500 7500 7500 7500 -
Gen 6     - - - - 7500 7500 7500 7500 -
Gen 7     - - - - - 15000 15000 15000 -
Gen 8     - - - - - - 15000 15000 -
                       
Boiler Cap lbs/hr 10000 60000 110000 190000 180000 280000 480000 680000 592000 -
                       
d/kwhr   4.12 3.77 2.52 1.57            
Units Sold   2,700,000 4,000,000 6,600,000 16,000,000            
Max Dem kw   1650 2161 3829 7350            
      2543 (1925) 5509 (1927)              
      3.25 d/kwhr 2.06 d/kwhr              

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