User:Thryduulf/List of power stations in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of current and former power stations in the United Kingdom, arranged by constituent country. For lists sorted by type, including proposed stations, see the see also section below.

Great Britatin[edit]

Name Coord Location County, Borough or Unitary Authority Region Type Total capacity (MW) Opened Closed Demolished Notes
Aberthaw A ST0233466296 Aberthaw Vale of Glamorgan Wales Coal 600 1960 1995 1997
Aberthaw B ST0233466296 Aberthaw Vale of Glamorgan Wales Coal 1455 1966 3 units
Acton Lane A TQ2108182741 North Acton Ealing Greater London Coal ? 1899 1950? yes
Acton Lane B TQ2108182741 North Acton Ealing Greater London Coal 150 1950 1983 >1989
Agecroft A SD8015002109 Pendlebury Salford North West Coal 100 1925 1992 1993-4 4x25 MW generators
Agecroft B SD8015002109 Pendlebury Salford North West Coal 116 1962 1992 1993-4 1x116 MW generator
Agecroft C SD8015002109 Pendlebury Salford North West Coal 116 1962 1992 1993-4 1x116 MW generator
Allington Quarry Incinerator Maidstone Kent South East Waste 40 2007
Back o' th' Bank[1] Bolton Bolton North West Coal ? 1914 1979 1982
Backbarrow[2][3] SD3557484756 Backbarrow Cumbria North West Small hydro 0.325 2000 3 Kaplan turbines
Baglan Bay power station SS7342992801 Baglan Bay Neath Port Talbot Wales CCGT 870 2003
Bankside TQ3205480387 Bankside Southwark Greater London Oil ? 1952 1981 Building converted to Tate Modern gallery in 2000
Barking A TQ4904882434 Creekmouth Barking and Dagenham Greater London Coal 600 1925 1976
Barking B TQ4904882434 Creekmouth Barking and Dagenham Greater London Coal 144 1939 1976
Barking C TQ4904882434 Creekmouth Barking and Dagenham Greater London Coal 220 1954 1981
Barking Reach TQ4904882434 Dagenham Barking and Dagenham Greater London CCGT 1000 1995
Barking Urban District Council TQ4904882434 Creekmouth Barking and Dagenham Greater London Coal ? 1897 1927
Barry Power Station ST1464668392 Wales CCGT 245 1998 Siemens V94.2
Barton SJ7694097427 Trafford Park Trafford North West Coal 69 1923 1974 1978-9
Barton-upon-Irwell[4] Biomass 20 TBD*
Battersea A TQ2892577494 Battersea Wandsworth Greater London Coal 243 1935 1975 Awaiting redevelopment
Battersea B TQ2892577494 Battersea Wandsworth Greater London Coal 503 1955 1983 Awaiting redevelopment
Beeston[5] SK5200035999 Beeston Nottinghamshire East Midlands Small hydro 1.66 2000 UK’s largest "run-of river" hydro-electric plant
Belper North Mill [6] SK3451048004 Belper Derbyshire East Midlands Small hydro 0.35 1998
Belvedere[7] TQ4996980607 Belvedere Bexley Greater London Oil ? 1962 1980s 1992
Berkeley 1 ST6597999426 Berkeley Gloucestershire South West Magnox 138 1962 1989
Berkeley 2 ST6597999426 Berkeley Gloucestershire South West Magnox 138 1962 1988
Berwick-upon-Tweed NT9980152587 Berwick-upon-Tweed Northumberland North East Coal 1930s 1990s
Bippulph Biddulph Staffordshire West Midands Small hydro 0.003
Birchills (Walsall) SP0024899816 Birchills Walsall West Midlands Coal 1949 1982
Blackburn Meadows Biomass SK3966091416 Blackburn Meadows Sheffield Yorkshire and the Humber Biomass 25 TBD*
Blackburn Meadows SK3966091416 Blackburn Meadows Sheffield Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 72 1921 1980
Blackwall Point TQ3971579572 Greenwich Peninsula Greenwich Greater London Coal 100.5 1900 1981
Blaydon Burn Stage 1 NZ1650062196 Blaydon Tyne and Wear North East Waste Heat 0.55 1904 Stage 2
Blaydon Burn Stage 2 Blaydon Tyne and Wear North East Waste Heat 3 1916 1959
Bloom Street[8][9] Manchester Manchester North West Coal 7.2 1901 ?
Blyth Biomass Blyth Northumberland North East Biomass 100 2015*
Blyth A NZ3025183227 Cambois Northumberland North East Coal 480 1958 1999
Blyth B Cambois Northumberland North East Coal 1250 1962 2001 Two units decommissioned in 1991
Bold SJ5436893233 Bold Merseyside North West Coal 300 1960 ?
Borrowash Mill[10] SK4269933807 Borrowash Derbyshire East Midlands Small hydro 0.179 1995
Bradford Bradford West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 1889 ?
Bradwell A TM0010008719 Bradwell-on-Sea Essex East Magnox 123 1962 2002
Bradwell B TM0010008719 Bradwell-on-Sea Essex East Magnox 123 1962 2002
Bridgewater Gas 10 2000
Brignall Mill[11][12] NZ0668112283 Brignall County Durham North East Small hydro 0.003
Brimsdown TQ3693197611 Brimsdown Enfield Greater London Coal ? 1907 1974
Brunswick Wharf TQ3897180695 Blackwall Tower Hamlets Greater London Coal+Oil 340 1952 1984
Bulls Bridge TQ1053479318 Hayes Hillingdon Greater London OCGT 280 1980 1993
Burghfield[13] SU6934470532 Burghfield Berkshire South East Gas 45 1998
Burton Mill Burton upon Trent Staffordshire West Midlands Small hydro 0.07 1998
Carlisle NY4221754887 Carlisle Cumbria North West Coal ? <1988
Carmarthen Bay Power Station[14][15][16] Llanelli Wales Coal 360 1953 1984 1992
Carno wind farm SN9189396228 Wales Onshore wind 33.6 1996
Carrington A SJ7280593307 Carrington Greater Manchester North West Coal 240 1956 1991
Carrington B SJ7280593307 Carrington Greater Manchester North West CCGT 860 2013* aka Carrington Energy Centre
Carville A NZ3065266042 Wallsend Tyne and Wear North East Coal 10 1904 1960s
Carville B NZ3065266042 Wallsend Tyne and Wear North East Coal 55 1916 1960s
Castle Donnington SK4329328003 Castle Donnington Leicestershire East Midlands Coal 600 1958 1995
Cefn Croes wind farm Wales Wind
Chadderton A (Slacks Valley) SD8910603903 Chadderton Greater Manchester North West Coal ? 1927 1960s
Chadderton B SD8910603903 Chadderton Greater Manchester North West Coal 240 1955 1982
Chickerell[17] SY6545280526 Chickerell Dorset South West Gas 45 1998
Chippenham[18] ST9273574326 Chippenham Wiltshire South West Gas 10 2002
Chopwell Colliery Chopwell County Durham North East Coal
Commercial Road Stage 1[19] Wolverhampton West Midlands West Midlands Coal 0.35 1895 (stage 2)
Commercial Road Stage 2[20] Wolverhampton West Midlands West Midlands Coal 6 1908 (stage 3)
Commercial Road Stage 3[21] Wolverhampton West Midlands West Midlands Coal 23 1925 1970s
Connah's Quay SJ2973571219 Flintshire Wales CCGT 1380 1997 GE Frame 9FA, single shaft
Connah's Quay Coal SJ2973571219 Flintshire Wales Coal 180 1954 1984 1992 3 stages of 2x30 MW each
Consett Central NZ0981250592 Consett County Durham North East Coal 1955 1980 1980s
Knitsley Lane NZ0981250592 Consett County Durham North East Coal 1903 1906 Yes
Templetown NZ0981250592 Consett County Durham North East Coal 1906 1961
Corby SP8805590316 Corby Northamptonshire East Midlands CCGT 401 1994
Coryton TQ7413282212 Thurrock Essex East CCGT 732 2002
CDCL (Cottam Development Centre) SK8130379243 Cottam Nottinghamshire East Midlands CCGT 400 1999
Cottam SK8130379243 Cottam Nottinghamshire East Midlands Coal 2008 1969
Cotton Valley Sewage Works 1[22] SP8862140695 Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire South East Biogas 0.763 2005
Cotton Valley Sewage Works 2[23][24] SP8862140695 Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire South East Small hydro 0.015 2006
Cowes[25] Cowes Isle of Wight South East OCGT 140 1982
Croydon A TQ3085866107 Purley Croydon Greater London Coal ? 1896 1973
Croydon B TQ3085866107 Purley Croydon Greater London Coal ? 1950 1984
Croydon Gas Turbine TQ3085866107 Purley Croydon Greater London Gas 49 1999
Cuckney School[26] SK5657271220 Cuckney Nottinghamshire East Midlands Small hydro 0.008 2006
Cwm Dyli Hydro power station Wales Hydro 10
Damhead Creek 1 TQ8085472799 Hoo Peninsula Kent South East CCGT 792 2001
Damhead Creek 2 TQ8085472799 Hoo Peninsula Kent South East CCGT 1000 TBD*
Darlington A (Haughton Road) NZ2950814907 Darlington County Durham North East Coal 1900 1930s
Darlington B NZ2950814907 Darlington County Durham North East Coal 57 1940 1976
De Lank Quarry[27][28] St Breward Cornwall South West Small hydro 0.3 2002
Deeside SJ3108971262 Flintshire Wales CCGT 500 1994 Alstom GT13E2
Deptford East TQ3756377813 Greater London Coal 0.8 1891 1957
Deptford West TQ3756377813 Greater London Coal 158 1929 1983
Derwent SK4039534498 Spondon Derbyshire East Midlands CCGT 214 1995
Derwent Reservoir Blanchland County Durham/Northumberland North East Small hydro 0.097 1957
Derwenthaugh Coke Works Swalwell Tyne and Wear North East Coal + Waste Heat 1928 1986
Didcot A SU5080591903 Didcot Oxfordshire South East Coal + Biomass 2109 1968 2015*
Didcot B SU5080591903 Didcot Oxfordshire South East CCGT 1550 1997
Didcot OCGT SU5080591903 Didcot Oxfordshire South East Gas 100 1968
Dinorwig power station SH5863160026 Wales Hydro 1728
Dolgarrog Hydro power station Wales Hydro 15
Doncaster SE5670603395 Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 122 1954 1983
Drakelow A SK2326019615 Burton upon Trent Derbyshire East Midlands Coal 240 1955 1984
Drakelow B SK2326019615 Burton upon Trent Derbyshire East Midlands Coal 480 1959 1993
Drakelow C SK2326019615 Burton upon Trent Derbyshire East Midlands Coal 1450 1964 2003
Drakelow D SK2326019615 Burton upon Trent Derbyshire East Midlands CCGT 1220 2011*
Drax Ouse SE6631427320 Selby North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Biomass 300 TBD*
Drax SE6659327015 Selby North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 3906 1974 Largest power station in the UK
Dungeness A1 TR0844016905 Dungeness Kent South East Magnox 285 1965 2006
Dungeness A2 TR0844016905 Dungeness Kent South East Magnox 285 1965 2006
Dungeness B1 TR0844016905 Dungeness Kent South East AGR 660 1989
Dungeness B2 TR0844016905 Dungeness Kent South East AGR 660 1985
Dunston A NZ2205261818 Dunston Tyne and Wear North East Coal 30 1910 1932
Dunston B NZ2205261818 Dunston Tyne and Wear North East Coal 300 1951 1981 1986
Bedlington Northumberland North East Small hydro 0.3 1989
Eggborough SE5772124270 Eggborough North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 1960 1967 4 units + 2 OCGT
Elland SE1180022015 Elland West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 180 1959 1991 1996 3x60 MW
Ely[29] Sutton Cambridgeshire East Biofuel 38 2000
Enfield TQ3684897856 Brimsdown London Borough of Enfield Greater London CCGT 392 1999
Eston Grange Eston Grange Redcar and Cleveland North East Coal 800 2012*
Eye[30] Eye Norfolk East Biofuel 13 1992 The world's first poultry litter fuelled generating plant
Fawley SU4737502124 Fawley Hampshire South East Oil 968 1971 4x500 MW
Fellside NY0293203822 Sellafield Cumbria North West Gas CHP 180 1993
Ferrybridge A SE4757624806 Ferrybridge West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 125 1927 1976 partly
Ferrybridge B SE4757624806 Ferrybridge West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 300 1959 1992 yes 3x100 MW
Ferrybridge C SE4757624806 Ferrybridge West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 2000 1966 4x500 MW
Ferrybridge OCGT SE4757624806 Ferrybridge West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber OCGT 34 1966 2x17 MW
Ffestiniog power station SH6649644495 Wales Hydro 360
Fiddlers Ferry SJ5439486341 Widnes – Warrington Cheshire North West Coal + Biomass 1989 1971 4x500 MW
Fleetwood Coal >1980
Forth Banks Stage 1 NZ2465863532 Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear North East Coal 0.15 1890 Stage 2 The first power station in the world to use turbo alternators. 2X75 kW.
Forth Banks Stage 2 NZ2465863532 Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear North East Coal 2.4 Stage 1 1907 3x500 kW + 6x150 kW.
Fulham TQ2627876099 Fulham London Greater London Coal 310 1901 1978 1980s
Gants Mill ST6740734231 Bruton Somerset South West Small hydro 0.012 2004
Brigg SE9926005921 Brigg North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber CCGT 268 1993
Brigg Biomass[31] SE9887006110 Brigg North Linconshire Yorkshire and the Humber Biomass 40 2012*
Glanford SE8606314719 Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber Biomass 13.5 1993
Glen Lyn Gorge Lynmouth Devon South West Small hydro 0.3
Grain TQ8876575312 Grain Kent South East Oil 1300 1979 4x690 MW, 2 units mothballed 2002 and 2003
Grain CCGT TQ8876575312 Grain Kent South East CCGT 1275 2010* 3x425 MW
Great Yarmouth A TG5300105004 Great Yarmouth Norfolk East Coal ? 1894 1961 1961
Great Yarmouth B TG5300105004 Great Yarmouth Norfolk East Coal ? 1958 1994 1997
Great Yarmouth CCGT TG5300105004 Great Yarmouth Norfolk East CCGT 420 2001
Greater Gabbard TM7057031988 Inner Gabbard and The Galloper banks Suffolk East Offshore wind 500 2010* 140 Siemens 3.6 MW turbines
Greenwich TQ3898177481 Greenwich Greater London 117.6 1902 Over 100 years old and still used as standby
Guildford Mill Guilford Surrey South East Small hydro 0.04 2005
Hackney A TQ3596786240 Lea Bridge Hackney Greater London Coal ? 1901 ? Partially
Hackney B TQ3596786240 Lea Bridge Hackney Greater London Coal 92 1957 1976 Partially
Hamlyn Mill Swaffham Norfolk East Small hydro 0.007 2006
Hams Hall A SP2009391915 Birmingham Warwickshire West Midlands Coal 240 1928 1975 1978
Hams Hall B SP2009391915 Birmingham Warwickshire West Midlands Coal 306 1942 1981 1988
Hams Hall C SP2009391915 Birmingham Warwickshire West Midlands Coal 357 1958 1992 1993 6 generators
Hartlepool NZ5297326959 Seaton Carew County Durham North East AGR 1210 1983 To be decommissioned 2009-14
Hartshead SJ9709499411 Heyrod Greater Manchester North West Coal 64 1926 1979 1980s
Hastings TQ8263210892 Hastings East Sussex South East Gas 110 1966 1980s 2003 2 generating sets
Hatfield[32][33] Stainforth South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber CCGT/IGCC 900 2016* Project frozen
Heysham 1 SD4008959599 Heysham Lancashire North West AGR 1150 1983 2014*
Heysham 2 SD4008959599 Heysham Lancashire North West AGR 1250 1988 2023*
High Marnham SK8070370887 Dunham Nottinghamshire Coal 945 1959 2003 2006
Hinkley Point A ST2091046106 Hinkley Point Somerset South West Magnox 470 1957 2000 2xMagnox
Hinkley Point B ST2133846161 Hinkley Point Somerset South West AGR 1220 1976 2016* 2xAGR
Horden NZ4420441703 Horden County Durham North East Coal 2.6 1926 1906 1987
Houghton Mill Houghton Cambridgeshire East Small hydro 0.012 1999
Immingham Heron[34] Immingham Docks North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber Biomass 290 TBD*
Immignham TA1689917208 Immingham Docks North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber CCGT 730 2004 CHP (provides heat for the refinery)
Ince A SJ4620076012 Ellesmere Port Cheshire North West Coal 240 1957 1980s 1980s 4x60 MW. Main use for power local uranium enrichment industry.
Ince B Ellesmere Port Cheshire North West Oil 1050 1984 1997 1999 2x500 MW + 2x25 MW OCGT
Indian Queens Indian Queens Cornwall South West OCGT 140 ? 1x140 MW
Ironbridge A SJ6544803708 Ironbridge Shropshire West Midlands Coal 200 1932 1981 1983
Ironbridge B SJ6544803708 Ironbridge Shropshire West Midlands Coal 1000 1969 2x500 MW
Keadby SE8279111600 Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal ? 1952 1984 Yes
Keadby SE8279111600 Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber CCGT 720 1996
Kearsley SD7629504816 Kearsley Greater Manchester North West Coal 272 1929 1980 (Kearsley A-C)
Kielder Water NY6825987783 Kielder Northumberland North East Small hydro 12 1982
Killingholme A TA1539819212 Killingholme North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber CCGT 625 1994
Killingholme B TA1539819212 Killingholme North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber CCGT 900 1993
King's Lynn TF6081417057 King's Lynn Norfolk East CCGT 325 1997
Kingsnorth A TQ8107272094 Medway Kent South East Coal+Oil+Biofuel 1940 1973 4 units, 10% Biofuel capacity
Kingsnorth B TQ8107272094 Medway Kent South East Supercritical Coal 1600 TBD* 2x800 MW
Kingston TQ1789069841 Kingston upon Thames Greater London Coal 117 1893 1980 Yes
Kirkstall SE2693534285 Leeds West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal ? ? 1976 Yes
Langage[35] SX5709656214 Plymouth Devon South West CCGT 878 2010* 2x452.5 MW
Lemington NZ1864364430 Lemington Tyne and Wear North East Coal 0.97 1903 1919 1949 (partially)
Letchworth Letchworth Hertfordshire East Coal Yes Yes
Little Barford A TL1850757696 Little Barford Bedfordshire East Coal 120 ? 1981
Little Barford B TL1850757696 Little Barford Bedfordshire East CCGT 680 1996 Regenesys site
Littlebrook A TQ5580976423 Dartford Kent South East Coal+Oil ? 1939 1973 ?
Littlebrook B TQ5580976423 Dartford Kent South East Coal+Oil 120 1949 1975 ?
Littlebrook C TQ5580976423 Dartford Kent South East Coal+Oil 240 1956 1981 ?
Littlebrook D TQ5580976423 Dartford Kent South East Oil 1370 1981 Strategic Cold War station. 3X685 MW.
Littlebrook D OCGT TQ5580976423 Dartford Kent South East OCGT 105 1981 3x35 MW OCGT, each comprising 2xRR Concorde Gts
Lots Road TQ2639076998 Lots Road Chelsea Greater London Coal+Oil+Gas 1800 1905 2002 ? Commercial development planned on the site
Lynemouth NZ3050590091 Lynemouth Northumberland North East Coal+Biomass 420 1972
Maentwrog Hydro power station Wales Hydro 30
Manors NZ2529464185 Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear North East Coal 1901 1936
Marchwood A SU3968711132 Marchwood Hampshire South East Coal ? ? 1980s
Marchwood B SU3968711132 Marchwood Hampshire South East CCGT 840 2009
Masson Mill[36] SK2943857379 Matlock Bath Derbyshire East Midlands Small hydro 0.26 1994
Meaford A SJ8891236507 Meaford Staffordshire West Midlands Coal 120 1948 1974 1982 4x30 MW
Meaford B SJ8891236507 Meaford Staffordshire West Midlands Coal 240 1957 1991 1996 4x60 MW
Medway TQ8661373903 CCGT 700 1995 2x226.7 MW
Tellisford Mill ST8050055507 Tellisford Somerset South West Small hydro 0.075 2007
Mexborough SK4895299909 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 120 1950s 1981 1988 4x30 MW
Neasden TQ2061985975 Neasden Greater London Coal ? 1904 1968
Neepsend Neepsend South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 1902 1976 yes
Neptune Bank NZ3005165543 Wallsend Tyne and Wear North East Coal 4.5 1901 Yes Yes
Newburn Steelworks Newburn Tyne and Wear North East
North Dock Llanelli Wales Coal + oil 25 1910 1972
North Tees A NZ4772221553 Billingham County Durham North East Coal 40 1921 Yes
North Tees B NZ4772221553 Billingham County Durham North East Coal
North Tees C NZ4772221553 Billingham County Durham North East Coal 120 1949 1983 1987
Northampthon SP7619159801 Northampton Northamptonshire East Midlands Coal 1920s 1975
Norwich Norwich Norfolk East yes yes
Oldbury ST6060494614 Magnox 470 1967
Padiham A (Stage 1) SD7773933396 Padiham Lancashire North West Coal 12 1926 Stage 2 2x6 MW
Padiham A (Stage 2) SD7773933396 Padiham Lancashire North West Coal 24.5 1929 Stage 3 Addition of 1x12.5 MW
Padiham A (Stage 3) SD7773933396 Padiham Lancashire North West Coal 49.5 1940 1969 Addition of 2x12.5 MW
Padiham B SD7773933396 Padiham Lancashire North West Coal 240 1957 1993
Pandon Dene Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear North East Coal 0.15 1890 1902
Pembroke Power Station SM9352102488 Wales CCGT 2000 2012* 5x420 MW
Pen-y-Garn wind farm Wales Wind
Peterborough TL2180699199 CCGT 405 1993
Philadelphia NZ3340551997 Philadelphia Tyne and Wear North East Coal 1905 Yes
Port Talbot SS7673090093 Wales CCGT 1300 2012*
Port Talbot Renewable Energy Plant Wales Biomass 23
Portbury Dock Biomass 150 2012*
Portishead A ST4768177183 Portishead Somerset South West Coal 240 1929 1976 1982 The site is now occupied by housing and the dock has become a marina
Portishead B ST4768177183 Portishead Somerset South West Coal+Oil ? 1955 1982 1992 The site is now occupied by housing and the dock has become a marina
Portrack Incinerator NZ4750919792 Billingham County Durham North East Waste 20 1977 1996 1998-2000
Radcliffe SD7761006385 Radcliffe Greater Manchester North West Coal 3 1905 1959
Ratcliffe-on-Soar SK5025130017 Ratcliffe-on-Soar Nottinghamshire East Midlands Coal 2021 1968 4x500 MW
Rheidol Hydro power station Wales Hydro 49
Rhyd-y-Groes Wales 7
Richborough TR3347262096 Richborough Kent South East Coal+Oil 360 1962 1996
River Wey[37] SU8746943056 Guildford Surrey South East Small hydro 0.035 2006
Rocksavage SJ5178080093 CCGT 810 1998 3x270 MW CCGT
Roosecote A SD2243768331 Roosecote Cumbria North West Coal 120 1954 1986
Roosecote B SD2243768331 Roosecote Cumbria North West CCGT 229 1991 The first CCGT in the UK
Rotherham SK4280093390 Rotherham South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 56 1923 1978
Rugeley A SK0574017709 Rugeley Staffordshire West Midlands Coal 600 1963 1995 1995 5x120 MW
Rugeley B SK0574017709 Rugeley Staffordshire West Midlands Coal 1006 1963 2x500 MW
Rye House A TL3886609008 Hoddesdon Hertfordshire East Coal 120 1953 1982
Rye House B TL3886609008 Hoddesdon Hertfordshire East CCGT 715 1993 (3x178 + 1x295 MW) CCGT
Salt End TA1657028980 CCGT 1100 1999 3x367 MW CCGT
Scarweather Sands Wales
Seabank 1 ST5370982562 CCGT 820 1998 3x273.3 MW
Seabank 2 ST5370982562 CCGT 1145 2000 1x414 MW
Seal Sands NZ5159223790 Seal Sands County Durham North East OCGT 50 1997 1x50 MW
Calder Hall NY0293203822 Seascale Cumbria North West Magnox 200 1956 2003 2007 (cooling towers) 34x50 MW
Sellafield CHP NY0293203822 Seascale Cumbria North West CCGT 155 1993 (3x37 + 1x44) MW CCGT
Severn Barrage Severn tidal estuary Bristol Channel South West Tidal 8640 TBD* Various schemes have been proposed with various output power
Severn Power[38][39][40] ST3248583644 Uskmouth Wales CCGT 850 2010* 2 single shaft modules
Sevington[41] TR0066633490 Sevington Kent South East Gas enigine 10 2002
Shoreham A TQ2471104822 Southwick West Sussex South East Coal 53 1904 1976 Yes
Shoreham B TQ2471104822 Southwick West Sussex South East Coal 342 1958 Yes 2009
Shoreham C TQ2471104822 Southwick West Sussex South East CCGT 420 2000
Shotton Power Station SJ2969871220 Wales CCGT 210 GE6FA
Sizewell A TM4736363600 Sizewell Suffolk East Magnox 650 1966 2006
Sizewell B TM4736363600 Sizewell Suffolk East PWR 1190 1966 2035*
Skelton Grange[42] SE3659230590 Leeds West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Biogas 1.7 2006 Landfill plant
Sleaford[43] TF0861645900 Sleaford Lincolnshire East Midlands Straw 40 TBD*
Slough Trading Estate SU9536081142 Slough Berkshire South East Biofuel 47 1920s
Solutia[44] Newport South Wales Wales Gas 10 1986
South Humber Bank 1 TA2275413244 Stallingborough North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber CCGT 769 1996 (3x169 + 1x162) MW
South Humber Bank 2 TA2275413244 Stallingborough North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber CCGT 516 1998 (2x174 + 1x168) MW
South Shore Road Gateshead Tyne and Wear North East Coal ? ? Yes Yes
Spa Road[45] Lincoln Lincolnshire East Midlands Coal ? 1894 1917?
Spalding TF2599624996 CCGT 880 2004 (2x252 + 1x366) MW
Spondon[46][47] SK4039534498 Spondon Derbyshire East Midlands Coal ? 1920s 1970s yes
Stallingborough Biomass[48][49] TA2036111173 Stallingborough North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber Biomass 65 2011*
Staythorpe A SK7675053668 Southwell Nottinghamshire East Midlands Coal 112 1950 1983 Yes
Staythorpe B SK7675053668 Southwell Nottinghamshire East Midlands Coal 354 1962 1994 Yes
Staythorpe C SK7675053668 Southwell Nottinghamshire East Midlands CCGT 1650 2010* 4x420 MW
Stella North NZ1764764426 Lemington Tyne and Wear North East Coal 240 1954 1991 1992-1997 A business park is now being built on the site
Stella South NZ1764764426 Blaydon Tyne and Wear North East Coal 300 1954 1991 1995-1996 A housing estate is now being built on the site
Stepney TQ3649980783 Limehouse London Greater London Coal small 1907 1972
Stuart Street[50] SJ8730698809 Stuart Street Greater Manchester North West Coal 9 1900 1975 late 1970s 2x6000 hp
Sunderland NZ3879557604 Sunderland Tyne and Wear North East Coal 34 ? 1976 1979 The site is now occupied by a PC World outlet.
Sutton Bridge TF4809019992 CCGT 800 1999 3x266.7 MW
Swansea Bay barrage SS6655392577 Wales Tidal 1992
Taylors Lane TQ2092484469 Coal 28.6 1903 1972 ?
Taylors Lane TQ2092484469 OCGT 144 1979 2x72 MW
Teesport NZ5370822786 Teesport Redcar and Cleveland North East Biomass 300 2013*
Teesside EfW NZ5694520546 Billingham County Durham North East Waste 20 1998
Teesside NZ5694520546 Wilton Redcar and Cleveland North East CCGT 1875 1993 Largest CCGT plant in Europe
The Close NZ2480063595 Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear North East Coal 5 1902 1948
The Close Stage 1 Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear North East Coal 1 1902 Stage 2
The Close Stage 2 Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear North East Coal 5 1907 1948
Thetford[51] Thetford Norfolk East Poultry Litter 39 1999
Thor Cogeneration NZ5159723388 Seal Sands County Durham North East CCGT 1020 2012*
Thornhill yes yes yes
Thorpe Marsh SE6065809719 Doncaster South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 1000 1963 1994 All except cooling towers. Prototype for all the large modern power stations in England (at the time). 2x500 MW + 1 Rolls Royce OCGT.
Tilbury A TQ6626475610 Essex Oil 360 1956 1981
Tilbury B TQ6626475610 Essex Coal+Oil+Biofuel 1131 1967
Tilbury OCGT TQ6626475610 Essex Gas+DFO 26 1965
Trafford[52] Carrington Greater Manchester North West CCGT 1520 TBD* On the same site as cartrington
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station SH7069935600 Wales Magnox 470 1965 1991
Uskmouth A ST3280283816 Wales Coal 228 1950s 1981
Uskmouth B ST3280283816 Wales Coal + biomass 393 1959
Wakefield A Wakefield West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal pre-WWII yes yes
Wakefield B Wakefield West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 224 1957 1991 1994
Watford Watford Hertfordshire East Coal yes yes yes
Wave hub SW4913251637 Hayle Cornwall South West Wave 20 TBD* Experimental joint development
West Burton A SK7865585998 Coal 1972 1968
West Burton B SK7865585998 CCGT 1270 2011*
West Ham TQ3896081808 Canning Town London Greater London Coal 114 1904 1983
West Thurrock TQ5907476988 West Thurrock Essex East Coal 1300 1962 1993 yes
Weston Point[53] SJ4900080000 Weston Point, Runcorn Cheshire North West Gas 1920s 2008 Supplies the large chemical works near Weston point,Runcorn.
Westwood SD5849804774 Ince-in-Makerfield Greater Manchester North West Coal ? 1950 1980s 1989
Wheldale[54][55] Castleford West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Gas 10 ~2000
Whinfield Stage 1 NZ1518258128 Rowlands Gill Tyne and Wear North East Coal 1896 Stage 2
Whinfield Stage 2 NZ1518258128 Rowlands Gill Tyne and Wear North East Coal 1914 1932 1970s
Whitebirk Whitebirk Lancashire North West Coal 1921 1926 yes Opened in 1921 on 22nd October by Lord Derby. A £2m extension was completed in 1945. It was closed in 1976 and the cooling towers were demolished in May 1982. In 1984 go-ahead was given to develop the site as a retail park.
Wilford SK5609237498 Wilford Nottinghamshire East Midlands Coal ? 1980s yes Riverside Retail Park opened at site.
Willington A SK2938928579 Willington Derbyshire East Midlands Coal 400 1957 1990s partly ~2000 4x100 MW
Willington B[56] SK2938928579 Willington Derbyshire East Midlands Coal 400 1960s 1990s partly ~2000 2x200 MW
Wilton NZ5705321938 Wilton Redcar and Cleveland North East Coal, Oil + Gas 197 1952
Wilton 10 NZ5705321938 Wilton Redcar and Cleveland North East Biomass 30 2007
Winfrith SY8165186961 SGHWR 100 1968 1990 2018* Research reactor site active 1958-1995
Winnington CHP[57][58] Northwich Cheshire North West Gas 130 2000 One of the largest CHP in the UK.
Woolwich[59] TQ4350579307 London London Greater London Coal 57 1893 1978 1979 The site of the main power station building is now occupied by the Waterfront Leisure Centre car park.
Wylfa SH3506393970 Wales Magnox 980 1971


Small hydro schemes[edit]

Small hydro in Great Britain with no further information.

Itteringham Mill
Marlingford Mill
Marsh Mill
Milford Mill
Old Walls , Dartmoor
Oldcotes Mill
Oswestry, Llanfordda
Ponts Mill Scheme
River Dart Country Park, Dartmoor
Sonning Mill
St. Blazey
Sturston Mill
Talamh Life Centre
Tellisford Mill, Somerset
Trecarrell Mill
Trelubbas

Northern Ireland[edit]

Name Location County Type Total capacity (MW) Opened Closed Demolished Notes
Ballylumford A Larne County Atrim Coal 1943 1974 Yes
Ballylumford B Larne County Atrim Gas 960 1968
Ballylumford CCGT Larne County Atrim Gas 2003


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