Little Barford Power Station

Little Barford is a combined cycle gas turbine power station located south of St Neots on the Cambridgeshire-Bedfordshire border on the site of a former coal fired power station.

Little Barford began operation in 1996 and has a generating capacity of 680MW enough to meet the electricity demands of over half a million households.

The power station has one generating module, consisting of two gas turbines and one steam turbine. The Station also has an open cycle gas turbine providing black start capability to the site.

When operating normally the power station can provide all its own works power. However when the power station is shut down it then usually requires electricity from the National Grid to start up.

In the event of a major failure of the national grid distribution system, the black start turbine will allow the power station to start up without taking electricity from the National Grid.

The main fuel used to generate electricity at Little Barford Power Station is natural gas, however the station also has the ability to use gas oil as a back up fuel.