The Old Rugeley Power station towers

The Rugeley power stations were a series of two coal-fired power stations located on the River Trent at Rugeley in Staffordshire. The first power station on the site, Rugeley A power station was opened in 1961, but has since been closed and demolished.
In February 2016 it was announced that the power station would close in the summer of 2016.[1] An announcement by owners, Engie blamed a deterioration in market conditions which included a fall in market prices and increasing carbon costs. The closure resulted in the loss of 150 jobs.[21]
Rugeley Power Station ceased all operations on Wednesday 8 June 2016. Decommissioning began in June 2016 and demolition of the turbine hall and boiler house took place in several phases between November 2019 and August 2020.[3][22][23] The 183m chimney was demolished on 24 January 2021 at 8:32am.[24] All buildings and structures on the site, including the 4 cooling towers, will be demolished by the end of 2021.[3] Once demolished, the site is expected to become a residential area.