ðə pˈaʊɚ stˈeɪʃən, bᵻnˌiːθ ðə pˈɪɹ æt ɹˈɑːɾɪŋdˌiən, wʌz ɪkwˈɪpt wɪð ɐ stˈiːm ˈɛndʒɪn fɹʌm wˈɪljəm sˈɪsənz ænd kˈoʊ. ʌv ɡlˈɑːstɚ dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɐ fˈɪfti kˈeɪ dˈʌbəljˌuː dˈaɪnɐmˌoʊ æt fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd vˈoʊlts.
The power station, beneath the pier at Rottingdean, was equipped with a  steam engine from William Sissons and Co. of Gloucester driving a 50 kW dynamo at 500 volts.