Longannet power station

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Longannet power station by Richard Webb as part of the Geograph project.

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Longannet power station

Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 15 Oct 2009

2,400MW coal fired power station which produces a large proportion of Scotland's base load. Originally much of the fuel was mined locally, but the mine flooded and now imported coal is used. The land in the foreground is grazed by cattle.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.050253
Longitude
-3.681752