The power station was initially owned and operated by Wolverhampton Corporation, but was transferred to the West Midlands Joint Electricity Authority in 1928.

[2] The power station was built in Commercial Road (52°34'54"N 2°06'54"W 52°34′54″N 2°06′54″W / 52.58167°N 2.11500°W / 52.58167; -2.11500) and was adjacent to the Wolverhampton Level canal for the delivery of coal.

[3] The original 1895 plant at Wolverhampton power station comprised Marshall's horizontal compound engines coupled by ropes to Electric Construction Company and Parker dynamos, together with a Belliss engine coupled directly to a Parker dynamo.

[6] In addition the adjacent refuse destructor plant had a 500 kW turbine generating direct current.

[4] The operating data for the period 1921–23 was:[6] Ownership of Wolverhampton power station was transferred to the West Midlands Joint Electricity Authority in 1928.

[7] It encompassed the County Borough of Wolverhampton, and parts of the districts of Tettenhall, Cannock, Seisdon, Shifnal and Bridgnorth.

The number of consumers and electricity sold was:[7] Wolverhampton power station was decommissioned on 25 October 1976.