Pandon Dene Power Station
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| Pandon Dene Power Station | |
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 The interior of Pandon Dene Power Station c.1890 | |
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| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Location | Tyne and Wear, North East England |
| Coordinates | 54°58′12″N 1°36′12″W / 54.969972°N 1.603206°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Commission date | 1889 |
| Decommission date | 1902 |
| Operator | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Company |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 150 kW |
grid reference NZ255640 | |
Pandon Dene Power Station was an early coal-fired power station situated on the Pandon Dene, to the east of Newcastle upon Tyne.
At the outset of their operations in 1889, the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Company (NESCo) were confined to operating within the eastern half of Newcastle. Their initial objective was to supply electricity for "4,500 ten candle-power lamps, of which 3,000 could be alight at one time." NESCo's first major step toward achieving this goal was the erection of their first power station, at Pandon Dene in the city's east end.[1] The station was opened in 1890.[2] Charles Merz worked at the station in 1892, prior to becoming a founder of his own electrical engineering consultancy Merz & McLellan.[3]
