machine driven by four Rolls-Royce Avon jet engines and was commissioned in 1965. A second diesel-fired gas turbine was installed later. The operating parameters and electricity output of Earley power station is given in the following table. The steam plant and generators were decommissioned in the 1970s. The gas-turbine plant and the whole station were decommissioned in 1982, the two chimneys demolished in 1982. Locations The CEB headquarters was at Trafalgar Buildings, 1 Charing Cross, London SW1. There was also an establishment at Horsley Towers, East Horsley, Surrey. References Further reading External links 1926 establishments in the United Kingdom 1947 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Electric power in the United Kingdom United Kingdom