The two stations, A (1927–78) and B (1950–84), were collocated on a joint site adjacent to the River Severn south of Stourport-on-Severn.

The company changed its name and obtained several local acts of Parliament to generate and supply electricity to areas of Shropshire and Worcestershire in the West Midlands.

[2] The company built and operated power stations at Dudley, Kidderminster and Smethwick.

[5] The Company built the A power station on a riverside site (52°20'01"N 2°16'28"W) south of the town.

[7][3] In 1938 the CEB directed the company to install an additional 30 MW of plant at Stourport including boilers in time for commercial operation in 1940.

[9] In 1939 the CEB permitted the company to close its older power stations at Smethwick and Hereford.

[10] Operating details of the A station was as follows:[10] The decline in use (the reduced running hours) in the mid-1950s is evident; the thermal efficiency is also low.

[13][14] In November 1952 one man was killed and one seriously injured at Stourport power station when they fell 100 feet from a hoist inside a chimney.

[7] Stourport A power station closed on 30 October 1978 when its generating capacity had fallen to 57 MW.

[17] Stourport B power station was built by the British Electricity Authority and was commissioned in two stages from 1950 to 1954.