It was owned and operated by Wallasey Corporation until the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948.

[3] The original plant at Wallasey comprised vertical compound engines coupled directly to Ferranti flywheel alternators.

[5] A variety of electricity supplies were available to consumers as:[5] In 1950 a 12.5 MW Parsons turbo-alternator from Percival Lane power station was installed.

[2] The operating data for the period 1921–23 is given in the table:[5] Under the terms of the Electricity (Supply) Act 1926 (16 & 17 Geo.

[7] The CEB identified high efficiency ‘selected’ power stations that would supply electricity most effectively.

Operating data for the period 1954–67 is shown in the table:[4][10] Wallasey power station was decommissioned in the late 1960s.