English Station
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South face of English station
English Station is an abandoned thermal power plant in New Haven, Connecticut. It occupies eight acres of land on Ball Island in the Mill River, Connecticut, which separates the neighborhoods of Wooster Square and Fair Haven.[1] It was constructed from 1924 to 1929. The plant operated as a coal- and oil-fired power plant for United Illuminating until it stopped electricity-generating operations in 1991.
The site, which United Illuminating sold in 2000, is known to be heavily contaminated with asbestos and PCBs.[2]
References[]
- ^ New Haven Independent - Who's to Blame for English Station?, by Melissa Bailey, August 3, 2009[dead link]Archived version
- ^ Leff, Laurel (19 August 2011). "Demolition Derailed; English Station In Limbo". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
Coordinates: 41°18′26″N 72°54′25″W / 41.3072°N 72.9069°W
Categories:
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1924
- Power stations in Connecticut
- Buildings and structures in New Haven, Connecticut
- Fossil fuel power stations in the United States
- United States power station stubs