Marsden A
| Marsden A Power Station | |
|---|---|
  Location of Marsden A Power Station in New Zealand | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Marsden Point, Northland |
| Coordinates | 35°52′32″S 174°28′05″E / 35.875474°S 174.468041°ECoordinates: 35°52′32″S 174°28′05″E / 35.875474°S 174.468041°E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Construction began | 1962 |
| Commission date | 1964[1] |
| Decommission date | 1996 |
| Owner(s) | Mighty River Power |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Fuel Oil |
| Cogeneration? | No |
| Combined cycle? | No |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2× |
| Nameplate capacity | 250 MW |
Marsden A was a 250 MW oil-fired power station near the Marsden Point Oil Refinery at Marsden Point, Ruakaka, Northland, New Zealand. It was built in the 1960s, and acted as an emergency reserve power station, serving the load centre of Auckland to the south. It was cooled through a long seawater pipe out into Bream Bay, which is now used to supply an aquaculture industry nearby.
Following the commissioning of the dual coal- and gas-fired Huntly power station in 1982, Marsden A became less used, and it was mothballed in the 1990s due to rising oil prices. One of the generators was subsequently run as a synchronous condenser to provide reactive power support to Transpower's national grid in Northland, but were decommissioned in 2007 when they were superseded by solid state power support devices within Transpower's network.
The facility is owned and operated by Mighty River Power.
References
- ↑ "1964 - key events". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2012.