List of power stations in England
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This is a list of current and former electricity-generating power stations in England. For lists in the rest of the UK, including proposed stations, see the see also section below.
:Note that DESNZ maintains [https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes a comprehensive list of UK power stations].
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Accrington{{Cite book|editor-last=Garrett|editor-first=Frederick C. |title=Garcke's Manual of Electricity Supply vol.56|publisher=Electrical Press|year=1959|location=London|pages=A-26 to A-110}}
|Accrington |Lancashire |North West |{{coord|53.7566 | |||||||||||
2.3712|name=Accrington}}
|Coal |15.75 |1900 |1958 |yes |In 1916 a transmission line installed to Rawtenstall, so that both stations could supply Haslingden. It was also connected to Padiham A when that station opened.{{Cite web|last=Clarke|first=Mike|title=The Development of Electrical Power in East Lancashire|url=http://www.mikeclarke.myzen.co.uk/ElecChron.htm|access-date=17 July 2020}} | |||||||||||
Acton Lane A | North Acton | Ealing | Greater London | {{coord|51|31|50.18|N|0|15|21.07|W|name="Acton Lane A"}} | Coal | ? | 1899 | 1950? | yes | ||
Acton Lane B | North Acton | Ealing | Greater London | {{coord|51|31|50.18|N|0|15|21.07|W|name="Acton Lane B"}} | Coal | 150 | 1950 | 1983 | >1989 | ||
Agecroft A | Pendlebury | Salford | North West | {{coord|53|30|55.01|N|2|18|2.95|W|name="Agecroft A"}} | Coal | 100 | 1925 | 1992 | 1993-94 | 4x25 MW generators | |
Agecroft B | Pendlebury | Salford | North West | {{coord|53|30|55.01|N|2|18|2.95|W|name="Agecroft B"}} | Coal | 120 | 1962 | 1992 | 1993-94 | 2x60 MW generator | |
Agecroft C | Pendlebury | Salford | North West | {{coord|53|30|55.01|N|2|18|2.95|W|name="Agecroft C"}} | Coal | 240 | 1962 | 1992 | 1993-94 | 2x120 MW generator | |
Alderley Edge
|Alderley Edge |Cheshire |North West | |Coal / Diesel Engine |0.64 / 4 |1896 / 1955 |1953 / 1970s | |Replaced earlier station closed in 1953 | |||||||||||
Allington Quarry Incinerator | Maidstone | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|17|34.08|N|0|29|28.32|E|name="Allington"}} | Waste | 40 | 2007 | ||||
Ashford A
|Ashford |Kent |South East |51°08′44″N 00°52′08″E |Fuel oil |2.05 |1923 |1967 |yes | | |||||||||||
Ashford B
|Ashford |Kent |South East |51°08′44″N 00°52′08″E |Diesel |10 |1954 |1981 |yes | | |||||||||||
Ashford
|Ashford |Kent |South East | |Natural gas |21 |2018 | | |Peaking plant | |||||||||||
Avon
|Warwick |Warwickshire |Midlands | |Coal |31 | | | |Also known as Warwick.See{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Avon Bridge power station|url=https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/misc/avon-bridge-power-station.htm|access-date=22 December 2020|website=}} | |||||||||||
Ayresome
|Middlesbrough |North Yorkshire |North East | |Waste heat |3 | | | | | |||||||||||
Back o' th' Bank{{Citation | url=http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/2004/3/23/500812.html | title=Power station lights go out | date=23 March 2004 | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Bolton | Greater Manchester | North West | {{coord|53.5930 | |||||||
2.4243|name="Back o' th' Bank"}}
|Coal | 89 | 1914 | 1979 | 1982 | Also known as Bolton p.s. | ||||||
Bankside A
|Bankside |Southwark |Greater London |{{coord|51|30|25.17|N|0|5|55.08|W|name="Bankside"}} |Coal + oil |95 |1891 |1959 |1959 | | |||||||||||
Bankside B | Bankside | Southwark | Greater London | {{coord|51|30|25.17|N|0|5|55.08|W|name="Bankside"}} | Oil | 300 | 1952 | 1981 | Building converted to Tate Modern gallery in 2000 | ||
Barking A | Creekmouth | Barking and Dagenham | Greater London | {{coord|51|30|59.31|N|0|6|39.55|E|name="Barking A"}} | Coal | 600 | 1925 | 1976 | yes | ||
Barking B | Creekmouth | Barking and Dagenham | Greater London | {{coord|51|30|59.31|N|0|6|39.55|E|name="Barking B"}} | Coal | 144 | 1939 | 1976 | yes | ||
Barking C | Creekmouth | Barking and Dagenham | Greater London | {{coord|51|30|59.31|N|0|6|39.55|E|name="Barking C"}} | Coal | 220 | 1954 | 1981 | yes | ||
Barking Reach | Dagenham | Barking and Dagenham | Greater London | {{coord|51|31|16.19|N|0|8|48.93|E|name="Barking Reach"}} | CCGT | 1000 | 1995 | ||||
Barking Urban District Council | East St Barking | Barking and Dagenham | Greater London | {{coord|51|32|14.49|N|0|4|46.23|E|name="Barking Urban District Council"}} | Coal | ? | 1897 | 1927 | ? | ||
Barnes
|Barnes |Wandsworth |Greater London |51°28'13"N 0°15'29"W |Coal |6.5 |1901 |1959 |Building reused | | |||||||||||
Barnstaple
|Barnstaple |Devon |South West | |Oil engine |2.12 | |1958 | | | |||||||||||
Barrow-in-Furness
|Barrow-in-Furness |Cumbria |North West |{{coord|54.1158 | |||||||||||
3.2221|name="Barrow-in-Furness"}}
|Coal |23 |1899 |1960 |yes | | |||||||||||
Barton | Trafford Park | Trafford | North West | {{coord|53|28|23.03|N|2|20|55.97|W|name="Barton"}} | Coal | 69 | 1923 | 1974 | 1978-79 | ||
Barton Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP){{Citation | url=http://www.peelenergy.co.uk/barton/ | title=Barton Combined Heat and Power Plant | date=11 June 2017 | access-date=11 June 2017}} | Barton-upon-Irwell | Greater Manchester | North West | {{coord|53|28|05.4|N|2|22|11.2|W|name=Barton-upon-Irwell}} | Biomass (primarily recycled wood) | 20 | TBD | ||||
Barugh
|Barnsley |South Yorkshire |Yorkshire and the Humber |53°34'24"N 1°31'09"W |Coke oven gas, Diesel |14, 4 |1913, 1954 |1958, 1963 |yes | | |||||||||||
Basingstoke
|Basingstoke |Hampshire |South West | |Oil engine |2.47 | | | | | |||||||||||
Bath
|Bath |Somerset |South West |51°22'40"N 2°21'32"W |Coal, oil, Diesel |16 |1890 |1960s |Yes | | |||||||||||
Battersea A | Battersea | Wandsworth | Greater London | {{coord|51|28|54.18|N|0|8|41.09|W|name="Battersea A"}} | Coal | 243 | 1935 | 1975 | Redeveloped, opened to the public in 2022 | ||
Battersea B | Battersea | Wandsworth | Greater London | {{coord|51|28|54.18|N|0|8|41.09|W|name="Battersea B"}} | Coal | 503 | 1955 | 1983 | Redeveloped, opened to the public in 2022 | ||
Beckenham
|Beckenham |London |Greater London | |Coal |4.75 | | | | | |||||||||||
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|Bedford |Bedfordshire |East | |Coal |13.75 |1894 |1966 | | | |||||||||||
Belvedere{{Citation | url=https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/archive/16apr92-uk-demolition-worker-winched-to-safety-from-roof-of-belvedere-power-station-south-london-16-04-1992/ | title=DEMOLITION WORKER WINCHED TO SAFETY FROM ROOF OF BELVEDERE POWER STATION, SOUTH LONDON | date=16 April 1992 | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Belvedere | Bexley | Greater London | {{coord|51|30|16.213|N|0|9|33.883|E|name="Belvedere"}} | Oil | ? | 1962 | 1980s | 1992 | ||
Berkeley 1 | Berkeley | Gloucestershire | South West | {{coord|51|41|33.17|N|2|29|36.92|W|name="Berkeley 1"}} | Nuclear (magnox) | 138 | 1962 | 1989 | |||
Berkeley 2 | Berkeley | Gloucestershire | South West | {{coord|51|41|33.17|N|2|29|36.92|W|name="Berkeley 2"}} | Nuclear (magnox) | 138 | 1962 | 1988 | |||
Berwick-upon-Tweed | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Northumberland | North East | {{coord|55|45|59.86|N|2|0|17.06|W|name="Berwick-upon-Tweed"}} | Coal | 1930s | 1990s | ||||
Birchills (Walsall) | Birchills | Walsall | West Midlands | {{coord|52|35|46.098|N|1|59|51.979|W|name="Birchills (Walsall)"}} | Coal | 17.5
|1916 | 1967 | yes | |||
Birkdale
|Southport |North West | |Oil engine |0.5 | | | | | |||||||||||
Bishop’s Castle
|Bishop’s Castle |Shropshire |West Midlands |52°29'34.4"N 3°00'00.1"W |Gas engines |0.1 |1915 | | | | |||||||||||
Blackburn
|Blackburn |Lancashire |North West |{{coord|53.7456 | |||||||||||
2.481|name=Blackburn}}
|Coal |150 |1895 |{{circa}}1925 |partial |The building was the regional office for NORWEB into the 1990s, and has since become part of Blackburn Youth Zone. | |||||||||||
Blackburn Mill
|Blackburn |Blackburn with Darwen |North West |53°43'05"N 2°32'16"W |CCGT (gas fired) |60 |2002 | | |Formerly CHP plant | |||||||||||
Blackburn Meadows Biomass Plant | Blackburn Meadows | Sheffield | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|25|5.03|N|1|24|17.04|W|name="Blackburn Meadows Biomass"}} | Biomass (recycled waste wood) | 25 | 2014 | ||||
Blackburn Meadows | Blackburn Meadows | Sheffield | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|25|5.03|N|1|24|17.04|W|name="Blackburn Meadows"}} | Coal | 72 | 1921 | 1980 | 2008 (cooling towers) | ||
Blackpool
|Blackpool |Lancashire |North West |{{coord|53.8099 | |||||||||||
3.0517|name=Blackpool}}
|Coal + diesel engine |18.7 | | |yes | | |||||||||||
Blackwall Point | Greenwich Peninsula | Greenwich | Greater London | {{coord|51|29|52.18|N|0|0|40.9|E|name="Blackwall Point"}} | Coal | 100.5 | 1900 | 1981 | Yes | The only visible remains of the station is the coaling pier in the Thames. | |
Blaydon Burn Stage 1 | Blaydon | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|57|14.9|N|1|44|38.01|W|name="Blaydon Burn Stage 1"}} | Waste Heat | 0.55 | 1904 | Stage 2 | |||
Blaydon Burn Stage 2 | Blaydon | Tyne and Wear | North East | Waste Heat | 3 | 1916 | 1959 | ||||
Bloom Street{{Citation|url=http://www.mosi.org.uk/media/33871617/powerstationsingreatermanchester.pdf |title=Power Stations in Greater Manchester |year=2001 |access-date=5 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327154716/http://www.mosi.org.uk/media/33871617/powerstationsingreatermanchester.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2009 }}{{Citation | url=http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour6/area6page15.html | title=Bloom Street Power Station | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Manchester | Manchester | North West | Coal | 7.2 | 1901 | ? | ? | |||
Blyth A | Cambois | Northumberland | North East | {{coord|55|8|32.92|N|1|31|37.07|W|name="Blyth A"}} | Coal | 480 | 1958 | 1999 | 2003 | ||
Blyth B | Cambois | Northumberland | North East | Coal | 1250 | 1962 | 2001 | 2003 | Two units decommissioned in 1991 | ||
Bold | Bold | Liverpool City Region | North West | {{coord|53|26|2.01|N|2|41|17.92|W|name="Bold"}} | Coal | 300 | 1960 | 1990 | yes | ||
Bolton
|Bolton |Greater Manchester |North West |{{coord|53.5777 | |||||||||||
2.4383|name="Bolton"}}
|Coal |37 |1894 |After 1918 |no |Building extant (2020); see also Back o' th' Bank | |||||||||||
Bourne Valley
|Bournemouth |Dorset | | |Coal |4.6 | | | | |||||||||||
Bow
|Bow |Tower Hamlets |Greater London |51°32'03"N 0°00'43"W |Coal |51.5 |1902 |1968 |yes | | |||||||||||
Bradford | Bradford | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53.802947 | |||||||
1.754141|name="Bradford"}} | Coal | 70 | 1889 | 1976 | 1978 | Site is now occupied by industrial and commercial units. | |||||
Bradwell A | Bradwell-on-Sea | Essex | East | {{coord|51|44|29.17|N|0|53|48.82|E|name="Bradwell A"}} | Nuclear (magnox) | 123 | 1962 | 2002 | |||
Bradwell B | Bradwell-on-Sea | Essex | East | {{coord|51|44|38|N|0|54|30|E|name="Bradwell B"|display=}} | Nuclear (PWR) | 2200 | 2029? | Planned{{Cite web|title=Bradwell B Stage 1 Consultation Document|url=https://bradwellb.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Consultation-document.pdf|date=2020|website=Bradwell B|access-date=7 May 2020}} | |||
Brigg
|Brigg |North Lincolnshire |Yorkshire and the Humber |53°32'32.6"N 0°30'32.9"W |Straw biomass |40 |2016 | | |See also Glanford and Glanford Brigg PS | |||||||||||
Brighton A
|Brighton |Brighton & Hove |South East |50°49′46″N 0°13′50″W |Coal |190 | |1975 | | | |||||||||||
Brighton B
|Brighton |Brighton & Hove |South East |50°49′46″N 0°13′50″W |Coal |342 | | | | | |||||||||||
Brimsdown | Brimsdown | Enfield | Greater London | {{coord|51|39|38.19|N|0|1|18.09|W|name="Brimsdown"}} | Coal | ? | 1907 | 1974 | yes | ||
Bristol
|Bristol |Somerset |South West |51°27’00”N 02°34’00”W |Coal |25.8 |1902 |1959 |Yes (Feeder Road) |Original power station converted to commercial use | |||||||||||
Bromborough
|North West |53°20'04.2"N 2°57'44.5"W |Oil |210 |1951 |1980 |1986 | | |||||||||||
Brunswick Wharf | Blackwall | Tower Hamlets | Greater London | {{coord|51|30|29.17|N|0|0|3.93|E|name="Brunswick Wharf"}} | Coal+oil | 340 | 1952 | 1984 | 1989 | ||
Bude
|Bude |Cornwall | | |Gas + oil |0.136 | | | | | |||||||||||
Bulls Bridge | Hayes | Hillingdon | Greater London | {{coord|51|30|7.2|N|0|24|32.06|W|name="Bulls Bridge"}} | OCGT | 280 | 1980 | 1993 | yes | ||
Burghfield{{Citation | url=http://www.chpa.co.uk/ | title=CHPA website | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Burghfield | Berkshire | South East | {{coord|51|25|46.412|N|1|0|14.166|W|name="Burghfield"}} | Gas | 45 | 1998 | ||||
Burnley
|Lancashire |North West |{{coord|53.7868 | |||||||||||
2.2397|name=Burnley}}
|Coal |8 |1893 |1958 |yes |See reference. It was connected to the grid by 1933.{{citation| last=Bennett |first=Walter |title=The History of Burnley |volume=4 |publisher=Burnley Corporation | year=1951 |pages=83–84 |oclc=220326580}} Sub station remains. | |||||||||||
Burton upon Trent
|Burton upon Trent |Staffordshire |Midlands |52°48'54"N 1°37'27"W |Coal |41 |1894 |1976 |yes | | |||||||||||
Bury
|Bury |Greater Manchester |North West |53°35'51"N 2°17'57"W |Coal |26 |1896 |1970 |yes | | |||||||||||
Buxton
|Buxton |Cheshire |North West | |Diesel engine |0.580 / 4 |1894 / 1954 |1953 / 1970s | | | |||||||||||
Calder Hall | Seascale | Cumbria | North West | {{coord|54|25|13.94|N|3|29|50.89|W|name="Calder Hall"}} | Nuclear (magnox) | 200 | 1956 | 2003 | 2007 (cooling towers) | 4x50 MW. First nuclear power station in the UK. | |
Cambridge
|Cambridge |Cambridgeshire |East | |Coal |7.26 | |1966? | | | |||||||||||
Canterbury
|Canterbury |Kent |South East |51°17'03"N 1°05'10"E |Coal |4.4 |1900 |1960 |Yes | | |||||||||||
Carlisle
|Carlisle |Cumbria |North West |54°53'25"N 2°56'10"W |Coal |5.25 |1899 |1927 |No |Building extant | |||||||||||
Carlisle
|Carlisle |Cumbria |North West |{{coord|54|53|7.35|N|2|54|8.10|W|name="Carlisle"}} |Coal |86.9 |1923 |1980 |1988 | | |||||||||||
Carrington CCGT | Carrington | Greater Manchester | North West | {{coord|53|26|9.01|N|2|24|38.94|W|name="Carrington"}} | CCGT | 910 | 2016 | 2 x Alstom GT26 Single Shaft | |||
Carrington Coal | Carrington | Greater Manchester | North West | {{coord|53|26|9.01|N|2|24|38.94|W|name="Carrington"}} | Coal | 240 | 1956 | 1991 | 1990s | ||
Carville A | Wallsend | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|59|16.92|N|1|31|21.05|W|name="Carville A"}} | Coal | 10 | 1904 | 1932 | 1962 | ||
Carville B | Wallsend | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|59|16.92|N|1|31|21.05|W|name="Carville B"}} | Coal | 55 | 1916 | 1960s | 1962 | ||
Castle Donington | Castle Donington | Leicestershire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|50|52.07|N|1|21|31.02|W|name="Castle Donington"}} | Coal | 600 | 1958 | 1995 | 1996 | ||
Castle Meads
|Gloucester |Gloucestershire |South West | |Coal |38 | |1976 | | | |||||||||||
Chadderton A (Slacks Valley) | Chadderton | Greater Manchester | North West | {{coord|53|31|54.01|N|2|9|56.96|W|name="Chadderton A (Slacks Valley)"}} | Coal | ? | 1927 | 1960s | 1975 | ||
Chadderton B | Chadderton | Greater Manchester | North West | {{coord|53|31|54.01|N|2|9|56.96|W|name="Chadderton B"}} | Coal | 240 | 1955 | 1982 | 1986 | ||
Chamber Hall Power Station
|Bury |Greater Manchester |North West |{{coord|53.5973 | |||||||||||
2.2985|name="Chamber Hall"}}
|Coal |26 |1912 |1969 |yes | | |||||||||||
Cheltenham{{Cite web|last=Tucker|first=D.G.|date=1977|title=Electricity generating stations for public supply in the West Midlands 1888-1977|url=https://outsideecho.com/DGT-BIO_files/PDFs/DGT25.pdf|access-date=23 October 2020|website=outsideecho}}
|Cheltenham |Gloucestershire |West Midlands |51°54′30″N 02°05′45″ W |Coal |4 |1895 |1932 |no | | |||||||||||
Chesham
|Chesham |Buckinghamshire | | |Coal |1.775 | | | | | |||||||||||
Chesterfield
|Chesterfield |Derbyshire |East Midlands |53°14'10"N 1°26'21"W |Coal |6.9 |1901 |1958 |yes | | |||||||||||
Chickerell | Chickerell | Dorset | South West | {{coord|50|37|24.264|N|2|29|23.118|W|name="Chickerell"}} | Gas | 45 | 1998 | ||||
Chippenham | Chippenham | Wiltshire | South West | {{coord|51|28|4.275|N|2|6|21.521|W|name="Chippenham"}} | Gas | 10 | 2002 | ||||
Christchurch
|Christchurch |Dorset | | |Coal |0.4 | | | | | |||||||||||
Church Stretton
|Church Stretton |Shropshire |West Midlands |52°32'11.9"N 2°48'01.8"W |Gas engines |0.1 |1904 |1929 | | | |||||||||||
Chopwell Colliery | Chopwell | County Durham | North East | Coal | |? | ||||||
Cirencester
|Cirencester |Gloucestershire |West Midlands |51°43'13.2"N 1°58'31.2"W |Gas engines |0.1 |1912 |1931 | | | |||||||||||
City Road
|Finsbury |Islington |Greater London |51°31'48"N 0°05'50"W |Coal |12.225 |1896 |1929 |yes | | |||||||||||
Clacton
|Clacton |Essex |East | |Coal |2.15 | |1967 | | | |||||||||||
Clarence Dock
|Liverpool |North West |53.4191°N 3.0019°W |Coal & Oil |267.5 |1931 |1980s | | | |||||||||||
Cliff Quay
|Ipswich |Suffolk |East |52.0358°N 1.1579°E |Coal |276 | |1984 |1994 | | |||||||||||
Colchester
|Colchester |Essex |East |51°52′59″N 00°55′35″E |Coal |7.5 |1900 |1960 | | | |||||||||||
Commercial Road Stage 1{{Citation | url=http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/OtherTrades/BCN/PowerStation.htm | title=The Commercial Road Power Station | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113090024/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/OtherTrades/BCN/PowerStation.htm | archive-date=13 January 2012 | url-status=dead }} | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | West Midlands | 52°34′54″N 02°06′54″W
|Coal | 0.35 | 1895 | (stage 2) | 1977 | |||
Commercial Road Stage 2 | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | West Midlands | 52°34′54″N 02°06′54″W
|Coal | 6 | 1908 | (stage 3) | 1977 | |||
Commercial Road Stage 3 | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | West Midlands | 52°34′54″N 02°06′54″W
|Coal | 23 | 1925 | 1970s | 1977 | |||
Consett Central | Consett | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|51|0.13|N|1|50|55.36|W|name="Consett Central"}} | Coal | 1955 | 1980 | 1980s | |||
Coventry
|Coventry |West Midlands |Midlands |52°25'03"N 1°30'43"W |Coal |25.2 |1895 | |converted to residential commercial use | | |||||||||||
Coventry (Longford)
|Longford |West Midlands |Midlands |52°27'23"N 1°28'03"W |Coal |130.75 |1928 |1976 |Yes | | |||||||||||
Cowes
|Cowes |Isle of Wight |South | |Coal |38 | | | | | |||||||||||
Knitsley Lane | Consett | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|51|0.13|N|1|50|55.36|W|name="Knitsley Lane"}} | Coal | 1903 | 1906 | Yes | |||
Templetown | Consett | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|51|0.13|N|1|50|55.36|W|name="Templetown"}} | Coal | 1906 | 1961 | yes | |||
Corby | Corby | Northamptonshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|30|13.11|N|0|42|15.03|W|name="Corby"}} | CCGT | 401 | 1994 | ||||
Coryton | Thurrock | Essex | East | {{coord|51|30|43.2|N|0|30|28.87|E|name="Coryton"}} | CCGT | 732 | 2002 | ||||
CDCL (Cottam Development Centre) | Cottam | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|18|14.06|N|0|46|53.06|W|name="CDCL (Cottam Development Centre)"}} | CCGT | 400 | 1999 | ||||
Cottam | Cottam | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|18|14.06|N|0|46|53.06|W|name="Cottam"}} | Coal | 2000 | 1968{{cite news|title=Cottam Power Station closes after more than 50 years|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-49879439|work=BBC News|access-date=3 October 2020|date=30 September 2019}} | 2019 | |||
Cotton Valley Sewage Works 1{{Citation | url=http://www.r-e-a.net/installations/cotton-valley-sewage-treatment-works | title=Cotton Valley Sewage Treatment Works | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518200023/http://www.r-e-a.net/installations/cotton-valley-sewage-treatment-works | archive-date=18 May 2010 | url-status=dead }} | Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire | South East | {{coord|52|3|27.216|N|0|42|31.916|W|name="Cotton Valley Sewage Works 1"}} | Biogas | 0.763 | 2005 | ||||
Cowes{{Citation | url=https://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/97574/rwe-npower/about-us/our-businesses/power-generation/cowes/ | title=Cowes Power Station | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Cowes | Isle of Wight | South East | OCGT | 140 | 1982 | |||||
Croydon A | Purley | Croydon | Greater London | {{coord|51|22|44.19|N|0|7|16.07|W|name="Croydon A"}} | Coal | 50 | 1896 | 1973 | yes | ||
Croydon B | Purley | Croydon | Greater London | {{coord|51|22|44.19|N|0|7|16.07|W|name="Croydon B"}} | Coal | 338 | 1950 | 1984 | Partly | Two large chimneys are retained. | |
Croydon Gas Turbine | Purley | Croydon | Greater London | {{coord|51|22|34.63|N|0|6|59.29|W|name="Croydon Gas Turbine"}} | Gas | 80 | 1999 | ||||
Damhead Creek 1 | Hoo Peninsula | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|25|31.22|N|0|35|59.9|E|name="Damhead Creek 1"}} | CCGT | 792 | 2001 | ||||
Damhead Creek 2 | Hoo Peninsula | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|25|31.22|N|0|35|59.9|E|name="Damhead Creek 2"}} | CCGT | 1000 | |||||
Darlington A (Haughton Road) | Darlington | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|31|42.93|N|1|32|44.03|W|name="Darlington A (Haughton Road)"}} | Coal | 1900 | 1930s | 1982 | |||
Darlington B | Darlington | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|31|42.93|N|1|32|44.03|W|name="Darlington B"}} | Coal | 57 | 1940 | 1976 | 1982 | ||
Deptford East | Deptford
|Greater London | Greater London | {{coord|51|28|57.18|N|0|1|13.10|W|name="Deptford East"}} | Coal | 0.8 | 1891 | 1957 | yes | |||
Deptford West | Deptford | Greater London | Greater London | {{coord|51|28|57.18|N|0|1|13.10|W|name="Deptford West"}} | Coal | 158 | 1929 | 1983 | 1992 | ||
Derby
|Derby |Derbyshire |Midlands |52°55'32.6"N 1°28'35.4"W |Coal |65.5 |1893 |1969 |1971-72 | | |||||||||||
Derwent | Spondon | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|54|23.06|N|1|24|3.02|W|name="Derwent"}} | CCGT | 214 | 1995 | ||||
Derwenthaugh Coke Works | Swalwell | Tyne and Wear | North East | Coal + waste heat | 1928 | 1986 | |1987-89 | ||||
Didcot A | Didcot | Oxfordshire | South East | {{coord|51|37|25.18|N|1|16|3|W|name="Didcot A"}} | Coal + biomass | 2109 | 1970{{cite web|title=Didcot Power Station celebrates 40th birthday|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/oxford/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9039000/9039922.stm |website=BBC News|access-date=3 October 2020|date=29 September 2010}} | 2013 | 2014-20 | ||
Didcot B | Didcot | Oxfordshire | South East | {{coord|51|37|25.18|N|1|16|3|W|name="Didcot B"}} | CCGT | 1550 | 1997 | ||||
Didcot OCGT | Didcot | Oxfordshire | South East | {{coord|51|37|25.18|N|1|16|3|W|name="Didcot OCGT"}} | OCGT | 100 | 1970 | ||||
Doncaster A
|Doncaster |South Yorkshire |Yorkshire and the Humber |53°31'34"N 1°08'18"W |Coal |8.35 |1900 |1958 |Yes | | |||||||||||
Doncaster B | Doncaster | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|31|27.01|N|1|8|46.05|W|name="Doncaster"}} | Coal | 122 | 1953 | 1983 | Yes | HM Prison Doncaster is now on the site of the old power station. | |
Downton
|Salisbury |Wiltshire |South West |50°59'32"N 1°44'43"W |Diesel |0.082 | |1972-1978 | |Station was diesel engine and hydro-electric. | |||||||||||
Drakelow A | Burton upon Trent | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|46|25.06|N|1|39|23.97|W|name="Drakelow A"}} | Coal | 240 | 1955 | 1984 | Yes | ||
Drakelow B | Burton upon Trent | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|46|25.06|N|1|39|23.97|W|name="Drakelow B"}} | Coal | 480 | 1959 | 1993 | 1998 (cooling towers) | ||
Drakelow C | Burton upon Trent | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|46|25.06|N|1|39|23.97|W|name="Drakelow C"}} | Coal | 1450 | 1964 | 2003 | 2005-06 | ||
Drax | Selby | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|44|7.01|N|0|59|31.09|W|name="Drax"}} | Biomass (2.64GW) + coal (1.32GW) | 3960 | 1974 | Largest power station in the UK | |||
Dudley
|Dudley |West Midlands |West Midlands | |Coal |2.9 |1899 |Late 1920s | | |||||||||||
Dungeness A1 | Dungeness | Kent | South East | {{coord|50|54|50.25|N|0|57|49.86|E|name="Dungeness A1"}} | Nuclear (magnox) | 285 | 1965 | 2006 | |||
Dungeness A2 | Dungeness | Kent | South East | {{coord|50|54|50.25|N|0|57|49.86|E|name="Dungeness A2"}} | Nuclear (magnox) | 285 | 1965 | 2006 | |||
Dungeness B1 | Dungeness | Kent | South East | {{coord|50|54|50.25|N|0|57|49.86|E|name="Dungeness B1"}} | Nuclear (AGR) | 660 | 1983 | 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-57398732|title=Dungeness B: Kent's last nuclear power station closes early|website=BBC|date=8 June 2021|access-date=19 January 2023}} | |||
Dunston A | Dunston | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|57|1.90|N|1|39|26.03|W|name="Dunston A"}} | Coal | 30 | 1910 | 1932 | 1986 | ||
Dunston B | Dunston | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|57|1.90|N|1|39|26.03|W|name="Dunston B"}} | Coal | 300 | 1951 | 1981 | 1986 | ||
Earley
|Earley |Berkshire |South East | |Coal |114 |1942 |1975? |1982 | | |||||||||||
EarleyCEGB Statistical Yearbook operating results 1980-81. 1981, CEGB, London.
|Earley |Berkshire |South East | |Diesel-fired gas turbine |111 |1965 |1982 |1982 | | |||||||||||
Eastbourne
|Eastbourne |Sussex |South East | |Coal |9 | |1967 | | | |||||||||||
East Yelland
|Yelland |Devon |South West | |Coal + diesel |170 |1955 |1984 | | | |||||||||||
Edmonton EcoPark | Edmonton | London | South East | {{coord|51.6158 | |||||||
0.0414|region:GB_type:landmark}} | waste | 1971 | |||||||||
Eggborough | Eggborough | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|42|42.00|N|1|7|37.04|W|name="Eggborough"}} | Coal | 1960 | 1967 | 2018 | 2021 (cooling towers) | 4 units + 2 OCGT | |
Elean power station{{Citation|url=http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=978 |title=Elean Biomass Power Station |access-date=15 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213020510/http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=978 |archive-date=13 December 2014 }} | Sutton | Cambridgeshire | East | Biomass (straw) | 38 | 2000 | |||||
Elland | Elland | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|41|40.01|N|1|49|21.98|W|name="Elland"}} | Coal | 180 | 1959 | 1991 | 1996 | 3x60 MW | |
Ely
|Ely |Cambridgeshire |East | |Biomass (straw) | | | | | | |||||||||||
Enfield | Brimsdown | London Borough of Enfield | Greater London | {{coord|51|39|46.19|N|0|1|22.07|W|name="Enfield"}} | CCGT | 392 | 1999 | ||||
Eston Grange | Eston Grange | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | Coal | 800 | ||||||
Exeter
|Exeter |Devon |South West | |Coal |12 |1905 |1955 | | | |||||||||||
Eye power station{{Citation | url=http://www.eprl.co.uk/assets/eye/overview.html | title=Eye | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Eye | Suffolk | East | Biomass (poultry litter) | 13 | 1992 | World's first poultry litter fuelled power plant | ||||
Farnborough
|Farnborough |Hampshire |South | |Gas engine |0.80 | |1958 | | | |||||||||||
Fawley | Fawley | Hampshire | South East | {{coord|50|49|0.24|N|1|19|43.97|W|name="Fawley"}} | Oil | 968 | 1971 | 2013 | 4x500 MW | ||
Fellside | Sellafield | Cumbria | North West | {{coord|54|25|13.94|N|3|29|50.89|W|name="Fellside"}} | Gas CHP | 180 | 1993 | ||||
Ferrybridge A | Ferrybridge | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|43|3.02|N|1|16|50.03|W|name="Ferrybridge A"}} | Coal | 125 | 1927 | 1976 | partly | ||
Ferrybridge B | Ferrybridge | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|43|3.02|N|1|16|50.03|W|name="Ferrybridge B"}} | Coal | 300 | 1959 | 1992 | yes | 3x100 MW | |
Ferrybridge C | Ferrybridge | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|43|3.02|N|1|16|50.03|W|name="Ferrybridge C"}} | Coal | 2000 | 1966 | 2016 | Yes | 4x500 MW | |
Ferrybridge OCGT | Ferrybridge | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|43|3.02|N|1|16|50.03|W|name="Ferrybridge OCGT"}} | OCGT | 34 | 1966 | 2x17 MW | |||
Fiddlers Ferry | Widnes – Warrington | Cheshire | North West | {{coord|53|22|19.02|N|2|41|12.92|W|name="Fiddlers Ferry"}} | Coal + biomass | 1989 | 1971 | 2020 | 4x500 MW | ||
Finchley
|Finchley |London |Greater London | |Coal |4.7 | |1958 | | | |||||||||||
Fleetwood | Fleetwood | Lancashire | North West | {{coord|53.9119 | |||||||
3.0112|name="Fiddlers Ferry"}} | Coal | 0.96/
90 | 1900/ 1955 |?/ 1981 |>1980 | 2 stations | ||||||||
Folkestone
|Folkestone |Kent |South East |51°05’08”N, 01°09’05”E |Coal, fuel oil |7.12 |1898 |1960 | | | |||||||||||
Forth Banks Stage 1 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|57|56.91|N|1|36|59.04|W|name="Forth Banks Stage 1"}} | Coal | 0.15 | 1890 | Stage 2 | 1910s | The first power station in the world to use turbo alternators. 2X75 kW. | |
Forth Banks Stage 2 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|57|56.91|N|1|36|59.04|W|name="Forth Banks Stage 2"}} | Coal | 2.4 | Stage 1 | 1907 | 1910s | 3x500 kW + 6x150 kW | |
Foss Island
|York | North Yorkshire
|Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53.960 | |||||||||
1.068|name="Foss Island"}}
|Coal |38 |1900 |1976 | | | |||||||||||
Frome
|Frome |Somerset |South | |Coal |2.35 | | | | | |||||||||||
Fulham | Fulham | London | Greater London | {{coord|51|28|11.19|N|0|11|0.04|W|name="Fulham"}} | Coal | 310 | 1901 | 1978 | 1980s | ||
Glanford Brigg | Brigg | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|32|26.03|N|0|30|13.09|W|name="Brigg"}} | CCGT | 268 | 1993 | See also Brigg and Glanford biomass | |||
Glanford Biomass | Scunthorpe | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|37|19.01|N|0|42|1.06|W|name="Glanford"}} | Biomass (poultry litter) | 13.5 | 1993 | See also Brigg and Glanford Brigg | |||
Goldington
|Bedford |Bedfordshire |East |52°08′15″N 00°25′39″W |Coal |180 |1954 |1983 |1984-87 | | |||||||||||
Grain CCGT | Grain | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|26|43.2|N|0|42|53.88|E|name="Grain CCGT"}} | CCGT | 1275 | 2010 | 3x425 MW | |||
Grain Oil | Grain | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|26|43.2|N|0|42|53.88|E|name="Grain"}} | Oil | 1300 | 1979 | 2012 | 2015-16 | 4x690 MW, 2 units mothballed 2002 and 2003 | |
Gravesend
|Gravesend |Kent |South East |51°26'32"N 0°22'59"E |Coal |12 |1903 |1969 |1995 | | |||||||||||
Great Yarmouth A | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | East | {{coord|52|35|2.11|N|1|43|59.78|E|name="Great Yarmouth A"}} | Coal | ? | 1894 | 1961 | 1961 | ||
Great Yarmouth B | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | East | {{coord|52|35|2.11|N|1|43|59.78|E|name="Great Yarmouth B"}} | Coal, Oil | 252 | 1958 | 1994 | 1997 | ||
Great Yarmouth CCGT | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | East | {{coord|52|35|2.11|N|1|43|59.78|E|name="Great Yarmouth CCGT"}} | CCGT | 420 | 2001 | ||||
Greenhill
|Oldham |Greater Manchester |North West |{{coord|53.5394 | |||||||||||
2.1032|name=Greenhill}}
|Coal |17.2 |1921 |1960 |yes |See also Rhodes Bank | |||||||||||
Greenwich | Greenwich | Greater London | Greater London | {{coord|51|29|6.26|N|0|0|3.38|W|name="Greenwich"}} | Oil, Gas | 117.6 | 1902 | Over 100 years old and still used as standby | |||
Grimsby
|Grimsby |Lincolnshire |Yorkshire and the Humber |53°33'47"N 0°04'57"W |Coal + fuel oil |38 |1901 |late 1960s |yes | | |||||||||||
Grove Road
|Marylebone |Westminster |Greater London |51°31′39″N 00°10′15″W |Coal |80.25 |1902 |1969 |yes | | |||||||||||
Guildford
|Guildford |Surrey |South East |51°14'45.5"N 0°34'41.6"W |Coal |11.25 |1928 |1968 | | | |||||||||||
Hackney A | Lea Bridge | Hackney | Greater London | {{coord|51|33|31.18|N|0|2|24.1|W|name="Hackney A"}} | Coal | ? | 1901 | ? | Partially | ||
Hackney B | Lea Bridge | Hackney | Greater London | {{coord|51|33|31.18|N|0|2|24.1|W|name="Hackney B"}} | Coal | 92 | 1957 | 1976 | Partially | ||
Halifax
|Halifax |West Yorkshire |Yorkshire and the Humber |{{coord|53.7260 | |||||||||||
1.8572|name=Halifax}}
|Coal |48.3 |1894 |1960s |yes | | |||||||||||
Hammersmith
|Hammersmith |Hammersmith & Fulham |Greater London |51°29'24"N 0°13'18"W |Coal |20 |1897 |1965 |yes | | |||||||||||
Hams Hall A | Birmingham | Warwickshire | West Midlands | {{coord|52|31|29.08|N|1|42|19.00|W|name="Hams Hall A"}} | Coal | 240 | 1928 | 1975 | 1978 | ||
Hams Hall B | Birmingham | Warwickshire | West Midlands | {{coord|52|31|29.08|N|1|42|19.00|W|name="Hams Hall B"}} | Coal | 306 | 1942 | 1981 | 1988 | ||
Hams Hall C | Birmingham | Warwickshire | West Midlands | {{coord|52|31|29.08|N|1|42|19.00|W|name="Hams Hall C"}} | Coal | 357 | 1958 | 1992 | 1993 | 6 generators | |
Handsworth
|Handsworth |West Midlands |West Midlands |52°30'05.7"N 1°55'34.7"W |Coal |1.05 |1905 |c. 1912 | | | |||||||||||
Hanley
|Stoke-on-Trent |Staffordshire |West Midlands |53°00'59.7"N 2°10'17.0"W |Coal |0.624 |1894 |1964 | | | |||||||||||
Harrogate
|Harrogate |North Yorkshire |Yorkshire and the Humber |54°00’03”N 01°33’17”W |Coal |15.9 |1897 |1960 | | | |||||||||||
Hartlepool | Seaton Carew | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|38|5.94|N|1|10|51.08|W|name="Hartlepool"}} | Nuclear (AGR) | 1210 | 1983 | ||||
Hartshead | Heyrod | Greater Manchester | North West | {{coord|53|29|29.04|N|2|2|42.97|W|name="Hartshead"}} | Coal | 64 (134.75 MW in 1971) | 1926 | 1979 | 1980s | ||
Hastings | Hastings | East Sussex | South East | {{coord|50|52|7.25|N|0|35|38.89|E|name="Hastings"}} | Gas | 110 | 1966 | 1980s | 2003 | 2 generating sets | |
Hatfield{{Citation | url=http://www.powerfuel.plc.uk/id15.html | title=Powerfuel Power Limited | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228200708/http://powerfuel.plc.uk/id15.html | archive-date=28 February 2009 | url-status=dead }}{{Citation | url=http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/2216312733/articles/powergenworldwide/coal-generation/coal-generation-equipment/2010/10/powerfuel_s-hatfield.html | title=Powerfuel's Hatfield CCS project on hold until UK clarifies levy - report | access-date=27 October 2012}} | Stainforth | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | CCGT/IGCC | 900 | 2016 | Project frozen | ||||
Hayle
|Hayle |Cornwall |South West | |Coal |38 | |1977 | | | |||||||||||
Hereford
|Hereford |Herefordshire |West Midlands |52°03'32.0"N 2°42'57.9"W |Coal |4.6 |1899 |1939 | | | |||||||||||
Heron{{Citation | url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Immingham-biomass-plant-moves-step-closer/article-1703503-detail/article.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421123409/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Immingham-biomass-plant-moves-step-closer/article-1703503-detail/article.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 April 2013 | title=Council backs Immingham biomass plant | date=14 January 2010 | access-date=5 October 2010 }} | Immingham Docks | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | Biomass | 290 | TBD | |||||
Heysham 1 | Heysham | Lancashire | North West | {{coord|54|1|43.99|N|2|54|57.92|W|name="Heysham 1"}} | Nuclear (AGR) | 1150 | 1983 | ||||
Heysham 2 | Heysham | Lancashire | North West | {{coord|54|1|43.99|N|2|54|57.92|W|name="Heysham 2"}} | Nuclear (AGR) | 1250 | 1988 | ||||
High Marnham | Dunham | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|13|44.05|N|0|47|33.09|W|name="High Marnham"}} | Coal | 945 | 1959 | 2003 | 2012 | ||
High Wycombe
|High Wycombe |Buckinghamshire |South | |Coal |3.96 | | | | | |||||||||||
Hinkley Point A | Hinkley Point | Somerset | South West | {{coord|51|12|31.19|N|3|8|0.88|W|name="Hinkley Point A"}} | Nuclear (magnox) | 470 | 1957 | 2000 | 2 x nuclear (magnox) | ||
Hinkley Point B | Hinkley Point | Somerset | South West | {{coord|51|12|33.18|N|3|7|38.87|W|name="Hinkley Point B"}} | Nuclear (AGR) | 1220 | 1976 | 2022 | 2xAGR | ||
Hinkley Point C | Hinkley Point | Somerset | South West | {{coord|51|12|31.19|N|3|8|0.88|W|name="Hinkley Point C"}} | Nuclear (PWR) | 3200 | 2030? | 2xEPR | |||
Holborn Viaduct
|Holborn |London |Greater London |{{coord|51|31|1.91|N|0|6|18.25|W|name="Holborn Viaduct"}} |Coal |0.093 |1882 |1886 |1886 | |||||||||||
Horden | Horden | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|46|5.93|N|1|18|52.07|W|name="Horden"}} | Coal | 2.6 | 1926 | 1906? | 1987 | ||
Horden
|Horden |County Durham |North East |{{coord|54|46|5.93|N|1|18|52.07|W|name="Horden"}} |Waste heat, gas from coke works |6 |1934 |before 1971 | | | |||||||||||
Hounslow
|Hounslow |London |Greater London |51°28'10"N 0°20'53"W |Coal / diesel |4.15 |1904 |1964 |yes | | |||||||||||
Huddersfield
|Huddersfield |West Yorkshire |North East |{{coord|53.6524 | |||||||||||
1.7739|name=Huddersfield}}
|Coal |94 |1893 |1981 |Yes | | |||||||||||
Huncoat | Accrington | Lancashire | North West | {{coord|53|46|33.8|N|2|20|16.1|W|name="Huncoat"}} | Coal | 150 | 1956 | 1984 | Partly - Admin block still stands | 5 x 30 MW units | |
Immingham | Immingham Docks | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|38|18.03|N|0|14|0.11|W|name="Immingham"}} | CCGT | 1240 | 2004 | CHP (provides heat for the refinery) | |||
Ince A | Ellesmere Port | Cheshire | North West | {{coord|53|16|42.03|N|2|48|29.91|W|name="Ince A"}} | 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 | ||
Ipswich
|Ipswich |Suffolk |East | |Coal |17.25 | |1967 | | | |||||||||||
Ironbridge A | Ironbridge | Shropshire | West Midlands | {{coord|52|37|48.07|N|2|30|42.92|W|name="Ironbridge A"}} | Coal | 200 | 1932 | 1981 | 1983-Pump house and bridge still stands | ||
Ironbridge B | Ironbridge | Shropshire | West Midlands | {{coord|52|37|48.07|N|2|30|42.92|W|name="Ironbridge B"}} | Coal | 1000 | 1969 | 2015 | 2019-20
|2x500 MW | ||
Islington
|Islington |Islington |Greater London | |Coal |22 | |1969 | | | |||||||||||
Keadby CCGT | Scunthorpe | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|35|40.01|N|0|45|2.08|W|name="Keadby"}} | CCGT | 720 | 1996 | ||||
Keadby Coal | Scunthorpe | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|35|40.01|N|0|45|2.08|W|name="Keadby"}} | Coal | 360 | 1952 | 1984 | Yes | ||
Kearsley | Kearsley | Greater Manchester | North West | {{coord|53|32|22.02|N|2|21|32.97|W|name="Kearsley"}} | Coal | 272 | 1929 | 1980 | 1985 | (Kearsley A-C) | |
Kendal
|Kendal |Cumbria |North West | |Oil engine |5 | | | | | |||||||||||
Kidderminster
|Kidderminster |Worcestershire |West Midlands |52°22'57.6"N 2°15'04.3"W |Coal |3 |1898 |late 1920s |yes | | |||||||||||
Killingholme A | Killingholme | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53.65952 | |||||||
0.25511|format=dms|name="Killingholme A"}} | CCGT | 625 | 1994 | ||||||||
Killingholme B | Killingholme | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53.65419 | |||||||
0.25518|format=dms|name="Killingholme B"}} | CCGT | 900 | 1993 | ||||||||
King's Lynn | King's Lynn | Norfolk | East | {{coord|52|43|38.10|N|0|22|47.84|E|name="King's Lynn"}} | CCGT | 325 | 1997 | ||||
Kingsnorth | Medway | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|25|8.18|N|0|36|9.88|E|name="Kingsnorth "}} | Coal+oil+biofuel | 2000 | 1970{{cite web|title=Kingsnorth Power station turbine hall demolished|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-33461427|website=BBC News|access-date=3 October 2020}} | 2012 | 2014-18 | 4 units, 10% biofuel capacity | |
Kingston | Kingston upon Thames | Greater London | Greater London | {{coord|51|24|55.22|N|0|18|22.08|W|name="Kingston"}} | Coal | 117 | 1893 | 1980 | Yes | ||
Kirkstall | Leeds | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|48|15.01|N|1|35|33|W|name="Kirkstall"}} | Coal | 200 | ? | 1976 | Yes | ||
Knapton
|East Knapton |North Yorkshire |North East |54°10'51.7"N 0°38'30.7"W |OCGT |42 |1995 | | | | |||||||||||
Lancaster
|Lancaster |Lancashire |North West |54°04'02.6"N 2°47'19.0"W |Coal |49 |1894 |1976 |yes | | |||||||||||
Langage{{Citation | url=http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/9263203070/articles/power-engineering-international/volume-18/Issue_6/features/Not_only_big_but_also_beautiful.html | title=Not only big but also beautiful | date=1 June 2010 | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105225942/http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/9263203070/articles/power-engineering-international/volume-18/Issue_6/features/Not_only_big_but_also_beautiful.html | archive-date=5 January 2011 | url-status=dead }} | Plymouth | Devon | South West | {{coord|50|23|18.24|N|4|0|41.799|W|name="Langage"}} | CCGT | 878 | 2010 | 2x452.5 MW | |||
Ledbury
|Ledbury |Herefordshire |West Midlands |52°02'16.2"N 2°25'37.6"W |Gas & oil engines |0.07 |1913 |1930 | | | |||||||||||
Leeds (Whitehall Road)
|Leeds |Yorkshire |Yorkshire |53°47'43"N 1°33'07"W |Coal |37 |1893 |about 1965 |yes | | |||||||||||
Leek
|Leek |Staffordshire |West Midlands |53°06'10.8"N 2°01'52.8"W |Gas & Diesel engines |0.86 |1904 |1951 | | | |||||||||||
Leicester
|Leicester |Leicestershire |East Midlands |52°37'10.6"N 1°08'35.7"W |Coal (part oil) |131 |1922 |1976 |yes |There were two earlier stations. | |||||||||||
Leicester
|Leicester |Leicestershire |East Midlands | |OCGT |102 |1976 |1990 |yes | | |||||||||||
Lemington | Lemington | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|58|26.9|N|1|42|37.03|W|name="Lemington"}} | Coal | 0.97 | 1903 | 1919 | 1949 (partially) | ||
Leominster
|Leominster |Herefordshire |West Midlands |52°13'40.0"N 2°44'26.8"W |Gas engines |0.06 |1912 |1922 | | | |||||||||||
Letchworth | Letchworth | Hertfordshire | East | Coal | 12 & 14.5 | 1967 & 1973
|Yes | A & B stations | ||||
Lincoln
|Lincoln |Lincolnshire |Midlands |53°13'39"N 0°31'26"W |Coal |76 |1898 |1977 |2007 | | |||||||||||
Lister Drive
|Liverpool |North West |53°25′10″N 02°55′53″W |Coal Gas turbine (fuel oil) |70 110 |1900 1965 |1960s 1980 |1980s 1994 | | |||||||||||
Little Barford A | Little Barford | Bedfordshire | East | {{coord|52|12|17.13|N|0|16|2.08|W|name="Little Barford A"}} | Coal | 120 | 1939 | 1981 | 1989 | ||
Little Barford B | Little Barford | Bedfordshire | East | {{coord|52|12|17.13|N|0|16|2.08|W|name="Little Barford B"}} | CCGT | 680 | 1996 | Regenesys site | |||
Littlebrook A | Dartford | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|27|55.20|N|0|14|29.92|E|name="Littlebrook A"}} | Coal+oil | 120 | 1939 | 1973 | ? | ||
Littlebrook B | Dartford | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|27|55.20|N|0|14|29.92|E|name="Littlebrook B"}} | Coal+oil | 120 | 1949 | 1975 | ? | ||
Littlebrook C | Dartford | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|27|55.20|N|0|14|29.92|E|name="Littlebrook C"}} | Coal+oil | 240 | 1956 | 1981 | ? | ||
Littlebrook D | Dartford | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|27|55.20|N|0|14|29.92|E|name="Littlebrook D"}} | Oil | 1370 | 1981 | 2015 | 2019 | Strategic Cold War station. 3X685 MW. | |
Littlebrook D OCGT | Dartford | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|27|55.20|N|0|14|29.92|E|name="Littlebrook D OCGT"}} | OCGT | 105 | 1981 | 3x35 MW OCGT, each comprising 2xRR Concorde Gts | |||
Lombard Road
|Battersea |Battersea |Greater London |51°28'16"N 0°10'37"W |Coal |50 |1901 |1972 |Yes | | |||||||||||
Lots Road | Lots Road | Chelsea | Greater London | {{coord|51|28|40.19|N|0|10|53.08|W|name="Lots Road"}} | Coal+oil+gas | 1800 | 1905 | 2002 | ? | Commercial development planned on the site | |
Ludlow
|Ludlow |Shropshire |West Midlands |52°22'11.9"N 2°43'00.2"W |Gas engines & hydro |0.07 |1906 |1927 | | | |||||||||||
Luton
|Luton |Bedfordshire |East |51°52’45”N, 00°24’34”W |Coal, Oil |23 |1901 |1969 |1972 | | |||||||||||
Lydney
|Lydney |Gloucestershire |West Midlands |51°44'10.2"N 2°32'19.2"W |Coal |17.5 |1923 |1967 | | | |||||||||||
Lymington
|Lymington |Hampshire |South |50°45'27"N 1°32'04"W |Coal, Oil engine |1.5, 0.49 |1899 |1959 |yes | | |||||||||||
Lynemouth | Lynemouth | Northumberland | North East | {{coord|55|12|14.9|N|1|31|20.07|W|name="Lynemouth"}} | Coal + biomass | 420 | 1972 | ||||
Macclesfield
|Macclesfield |Cheshire |North West | |Oil engine |2 |1901 |1960s | | | |||||||||||
Maidstone
|Maidstone |Kent |South East | |Coal |13.125 |1901 | |1973 | | |||||||||||
Malvern
|Malvern |Worcestershire |West Midlands |52°06'49.4"N 2°18'34.4"W |Refuse |0.4 |1904 |1948 | | | |||||||||||
Manchester
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |See Bloom Street and Stuart Street stations | |||||||||||
Manors | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|58|17.92|N|1|36|23.07|W|name="Manors"}} | Coal | 1901 | 1936 | Grade II listed, converted into a church | |||
Marchwood A | Marchwood | Hampshire | South East | {{coord|50|53|53.91|N|1|26|13.31|W|name="Marchwood A"}} | oil | 480 | 1953 | 1983/4 | 8x60 | ||
Marchwood B | Marchwood | Hampshire | South East | {{coord|50|53|53.91|N|1|26|13.31|W|name="Marchwood B"}} | CCGT | 840 | 2009 | ||||
Market Drayton
|Market Drayton |Shropshire |West Midlands |52°54'08.9"N 2°28'53.9"W |Coal |0.26 |1902 |1954 | | | |||||||||||
Meaford A | Meaford | Staffordshire | West Midlands | {{coord|52|55|33.08|N|2|9|58.97|W|name="Meaford A"}} | Coal | 120 | 1948 | 1974 | 1982 | 4x30 MW | |
Meaford B | Meaford | Staffordshire | West Midlands | {{coord|52|55|33.08|N|2|9|58.97|W|name="Meaford B"}} | Coal | 240 | 1957 | 1991 | 1996 | 4x60 MW | |
Medway | Medway | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|26|0.21|N|0|40|59.85|E|name="Medway"}} | CCGT | 700 | 1995 | 2x226.7 MW | |||
Mexborough | Mexborough | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|29|37.02|N|1|15|49.02|W|name="Mexborough"}} | Coal | 120 | 1950s | 1981 | 1988 | 4x30 MW | |
Neasden | Neasden | Greater London | Greater London | {{coord|51|33|35.16|N|0|15|41.05|W|name="Neasden"}} | Coal | ? | 1904 | 1968 | ? | ||
Nechells power stations A & B
|Nechells |Birmingham |West Midlands |52°30′05″N 01°51′31″W |Coal |A: 117.75 B: 212 |A: 1923 B: 1951 |A: 1969 B: 1982 | | | |||||||||||
Neepsend | Neepsend | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°24’19”N, 1°29’08”W
|Coal | 160
|1910 | 1976 | yes | ||||
Nelson
|Nelson |Lancashire |North West |{{coord|53.8435 | |||||||||||
2.2143|name=Nelson}}
|Coal |12.75 |1893 |1960 |yes | |||||||||||
Neptune Bank | Wallsend | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|59|0.91|N|1|31|55.05|W|name="Neptune Bank"}} | Coal | 4.5 | 1901 | Yes | Yes | ||
Newburn Steelworks | Newburn | Tyne and Wear | North East | Coal | 2.75 | 1908 | 1924 | ||||
Newbury
|Newbury |Berkshire |South |51° 24’ 07”N, 1° 18’ 53”W |Diesel engine & hydro |2.57 |1905 |c. 1970 |yes |Also hydro station | |||||||||||
Newcastle-under-Lyme
|Newcastle-under-Lyme |Staffordshire |West Midlands |53°00'27.0"N 2°13'35.3"W |Diesel engines |0.65 |1921 |c. 1955 | | | |||||||||||
Newman Spinney
|Chesterfield |Derbyshire |East Midlands | |Gas from underground gasification |3.75 |1958 |1959 |Yes |National Coal Board abandoned gasification project | |||||||||||
Newton Abbot
|Newton Abbot |Devon |South West | |Coal |35 | |1974 | | | |||||||||||
North Blyth Biomass Project | Blyth | Northumberland | North East | Biomass (various) | 100 | 2015 | |||||
North Tees A | Billingham | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|35|12.94|N|1|15|47.07|W|name="North Tees A"}} | Coal | 40 | 1921 | Yes | |||
North Tees B | Billingham | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|35|12.94|N|1|15|47.07|W|name="North Tees B"}} | Coal | Yes | |||||
North Tees C | Billingham | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|35|12.94|N|1|15|47.07|W|name="North Tees C"}} | Coal | 120 | 1949 | 1983 | 1987 | ||
Northampton | Northampton | Northamptonshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|13|52.12|N|0|53|9.03|W|name="Northampthon"}} | Coal | 130 | 1920s | 1975 | Planning has been granted for University of Northampton to build on this site. | ||
Northfleet
|Gravesham |Kent |South East | |Coal |720 |1963 |1991 |1994 |Converted to oil firing 1972 | |||||||||||
North Wilford
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |See Wilford power station | |||||||||||
Norwich | Norwich | Norfolk | East | 52°37’15”N 1°19’06”E
|Coal | 73.5 | 1922
|1975 | 1982 | ||||
Norwich
|Norwich |Norfolk |East |52°37’15”N 1°19’06”E |Oil (gas turbine) |110 |1966 |1986 |Yes | | |||||||||||
Nottingham
|Nottingham |Nottinghamshire |East Midlands |52.931980°N 1.166837°W |Coal |148 |1925 |1981 | |Also known as Wilford or North Wilford | |||||||||||
Ocker Hill
|Tipton |Staffordshire |West Midlands | |Coal + gas turbine |Gas turbine=280 |1902 |1977 |1985 |GT plant extant 1981 | |||||||||||
Oldbury nuclear power station | Oldbury | South Gloucestershire | South West | {{coord|51|38|56.15|N|2|34|14.89|W|name="Oldbury"}} | Nuclear (magnox) | 470 | 1967 | 2012 | |||
Oswestry
|Oswestry |Shropshire |West Midlands |52°51'33.2"N 3°03'10.8"W |Coal |0.4 |1895 |1936 | | | |||||||||||
Oxford{{cite journal |last1=Goode |first1=Allan |title=The Oxford power station, Russell Street |journal=Oxfordshire Local History |date=Winter 2013–2014 |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=3–17 |url=http://www.olha.org.uk/wp-admin/images/OLHAvol9no4pp3-17Goode.compressed.pdf }} (or Osney{{cite web |title=Osney Power Station |url=https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/building-our-future/planning-and-consultation/osney-power-station |website=University of Oxford |access-date=31 August 2019}}) | Oxford | Oxfordshire | South East | {{coord|51|45|4.5|N|1|16|19|W|name="Oxford"}} | Coal {{small|(1892–1963)}}, Oil {{small|(1963–1969)}} | 22 {{small|(1965)}} | 1892 | 1969 | No | Building later used by University of Oxford | |
Padiham A (Stage 1) | Padiham | Lancashire | North West | {{coord|53.795488 | |||||||
2.327372|name="Padiham A (Stage 1)"}} | Coal | 12 | 1926 | Stage 2 | Yes | 2x6 MW | |||||
Padiham A (Stage 2) | Padiham | Lancashire | North West | {{coord|53.795488 | |||||||
2.327372|name="Padiham A (Stage 2)"}} | Coal | 24.5 | 1929 | Stage 3 | Yes | Addition of 1x12.5 MW | |||||
Padiham A (Stage 3) | Padiham | Lancashire | North West | {{coord|53.795488 | |||||||
2.327372|name="Padiham A (Stage 3)"}} | Coal | 49.5 | 1940 | 1969 | Yes | Addition of 2x12.5 MW | |||||
Padiham B | Padiham | Lancashire | North West | {{coord|53.795488 | |||||||
2.327372|name="Padiham B"}} | Coal | 240 | 1957 | 1993 | Yes | ||||||
Pandon Dene | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East | Coal | 0.15 | 1890 | 1902 | Yes | |||
Percival Lane
|Runcorn |Cheshire |North West |53°20'15"N 2°45'07"W |Coal |115 |1921 | |Yes | | |||||||||||
Peterborough
|Peterborough |Cambridgeshire |East | |Coal |57 | |1976 | | | |||||||||||
Peterborough | Peterborough | Cambridgeshire | East | {{coord|52|34|37.11|N|0|12|14.10|W|name="Peterborough"}} | CCGT | 405 | 1993 | ||||
Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|51|41.94|N|1|28|52.03|W|name="Philadelphia"}} | Coal | 1905 | Yes | Grade II listed. This site has been refurbished as the Philadelphia Complex. | |||
Plymouth{{Cite web|date=5 July 2017|title=Electrical power in Old Plymouth|url=http://www.oldplymouth.uk/Electrical%20Power%20in%20Old%20Plymouth.htm|access-date=9 August 2020|website=Old Plymouth}}
|Plymouth |Devon |South West | |Oil + diesel |205 |1899 |1981 |1992 | | |||||||||||
Poole
|Poole |Dorset |South West |50° 42′ 56″ N 1° 59′ 46″ W |Oil |305 |1950 | |1993 | | |||||||||||
Poplar (Watts Grove and Glaucus Street)
|Poplar |Tower Hamlets |Greater London | |Coal |25 |1900 |1967 | | | |||||||||||
Portbury Dock | Portbury | North Somerset | South West | Biomass | 150 | 2012 {{citation needed|date=May 2019}} | |||||
Portishead A | Portishead | Somerset | South West | {{coord|51|29|28.17|N|2|45|17.88|W|name="Portishead A"}} | Coal | 240 | 1929 | 1976 | 1982 | The site is now occupied by housing and the dock has become a marina. | |
Portishead B | Portishead | Somerset | South West | {{coord|51|29|28.17|N|2|45|17.88|W|name="Portishead B"}} | Coal+oil | 298 | 1955 | 1982 | 1992 | The site is now occupied by housing and the dock has become a marina. | |
Portsmouth
|Portsmouth |Hampshire |South West |50°47'36"N 1°06'11"W |Coal |140 |1894 |1977 |1981 | | |||||||||||
Portrack | Billingham | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|34|16.05|N|1|15|59.95|W|name="Portrack Incinerator"}} | Waste | 20 | 1977 | 1996 | 1998-2000 | | | |
Preston (Crown Street)
|Preston |Lancashire |North West |{{coord|53.7646 | |||||||||||
2.7028|name=Preston (Crown Street)}}
|Coal |3.97 |1891 |>1924 | |Replaced by Ribble power station | |||||||||||
Radcliffe | Radcliffe | Greater Manchester | North West | {{coord|53|33|13|N|2|20|21.95|W|name="Radcliffe"}} | Coal | 3 | 1905 | 1959 | ? | ||
Ramsgate
|Ramsgate |Kent |South |51°20'31"N 01°24'34"E |Coal |2.25 |1905 |1958 |yes |sub-station on site | |||||||||||
Ratcliffe-on-Soar | Ratcliffe-on-Soar | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|51|55.07|N|1|15|18|W|name="Ratcliffe-on-Soar"}} | Coal | 2021 | 1968 | 2024 | 4x500 MW | ||
Rawtenstall
|Rawtenstall |Lancashire |North West |{{coord|53.6961 | |||||||||||
2.2652|name=Rawtenstall}}
|Coal |12.5 | |1958 | |In 1916 a transmission line installed to Accrington, so that both stations could supply Haslingden. A significant part of the building still exists. | |||||||||||
Reading
|Reading |Berkshire |South |51°27'42"N 0°58'18"W |Coal |10.7 |1895 |1960s |yes | | |||||||||||
Redditch
|Redditch |Worcestershire |West Midlands |52°17'43.7"N 3°24'16.9"W |Gas engines, coal |4.5 |1899 |Early 1930s | | | |||||||||||
Rhodes Bank
|Oldham |Lancashire |North West |53°32'24"N 2°06'22"W |Coal |0.657 |1894 |1920 |yes | |||||||||||
Ribble A
|Preston |Lancashire |North West |{{coord|53.7572 | |||||||||||
2.7280|name=Ribble A}}
|Coal |50 |1924 | |1982 |4x12.5 MW | |||||||||||
Ribble B
|Preston |Lancashire |North West |{{coord|53.7572 | |||||||||||
2.7280|name=Ribble B}}
|Coal |126 |1943 |1976 |1982 |4x31.5 MW | |||||||||||
Richborough | Richborough | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|18|36.20|N|1|20|54.81|E|name="Richborough"}} | Coal+oil | 360 | 1962 | 1996 | 2012 | ||
Rochdale
|Rochdale |Greater Manchester |North West |{{coord|53.6146 | |||||||||||
2.1660|name="Richborough"}}
|Coal |10.7 |1901 |1958 |yes | | |||||||||||
Rocksavage | Runcorn | Cheshire | North West | {{coord|53|18|56.02|N|2|43|30.91|W|name="Rocksavage"}} | CCGT | 810 | 1998 | 3x270 MW CCGT | |||
Roosecote A | Roosecote | Cumbria | North West | {{coord|54|6|17.98|N|3|11|15.88|W|name="Roosecote A"}} | Coal | 120 | 1954 | 1986 | ? | ||
Roosecote B | Roosecote | Cumbria | North West | {{coord|54|6|17.98|N|3|11|15.88|W|name="Roosecote B"}} | CCGT | 229 | 1991 | 2012 | 2015 | |The first CCGT in the UK | |
Roosecote
|Roosecote |Cumbria |North West |{{coord|54|6|17.98|N|3|11|15.88|W|name="Roosecote B"}} |Battery storage |49 |2018 | | | | |||||||||||
Ross-on-Wye
|Ross-on-Wye |Herefordshire |West Midlands |51°54'56.8"N 2°34'53.4"W |Coal |0.1 |1902 |1930s | | | |||||||||||
Rotherham | Rotherham | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|26|8.02|N|1|21|26.01|W|name="Rotherham"}} | Coal | 56 | 1923 | 1978 | 1978-79 | ||
Rugeley A | Rugeley | Staffordshire | West Midlands | {{coord|52|45|25.06|N|1|54|59|W|name="Rugeley A"}} | Coal | 600 | 1963 | 1995 | 1995 | 5x120 MW | |
Rugeley B | Rugeley | Staffordshire | West Midlands | {{coord|52|45|25.06|N|1|54|59|W|name="Rugeley B"}} | Coal | 1006 | 1970 | 2016 | 2021 | 2x500 MW | |
Runcorn{{Citation|title=Runcorn Thermal Power Station|url=http://fichtner.co.uk/projects/project?s=runcorn-tps-12|access-date=2016-07-29}} | Weston Point, Runcorn | Cheshire | North West | {{coord|53|19|45.9|N|2|45|14.7|W|name="Runcorn TPS"}} | Waste | 83.8 | 2014 | Generates electricity and heat for nearby Ineos Chlor chemical plant | |||
Rye House A | Hoddesdon | Hertfordshire | East | {{coord|51|45|45.15|N|0|0|38.89|E|name="Rye House A"}} | Coal | 120 | 1953 | 1982 | <1993 | ||
Rye House B | Hoddesdon | Hertfordshire | East | {{coord|51|45|45.15|N|0|0|38.89|E|name="Rye House B"}} | CCGT | 715 | 1993 | (3x178 + 1x295 MW) CCGT | |||
Salisbury
|Salisbury |Wiltshire |South |51°04'09"N 1°47'52"W |Coal |2.9 |1898 |1970 |redeveloped | | |||||||||||
Salt End | Salt End | East Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|44|39.02|N|0|14|2.10|W|name="Salt End"}} | CCGT | 1100 | 1999 | 3x367 MW CCGT | |||
Scarborough
|Scarborough |North Yorkshire |Yorkshire and the Humber |54°16'19"N 0°25'02"W |Coal |9.375 |1893 |1958 |yes | | |||||||||||
Sculcoates
|Sculcoates |Hull |North East |53°45'48.9"N 0°20'41.7"W |Coal |122 |1898 |1976 |Yes | | |||||||||||
Seabank 1 | Bristol | Bristol | South West | {{coord|51|32|24.17|N|2|40|7.89|W|name="Seabank 1"}} | CCGT | 820 | 1998 | 3x273.3 MW | |||
Seabank 2 | Bristol | Bristol | South West | {{coord|51|32|24.17|N|2|40|7.89|W|name="Seabank 2"}} | CCGT | 1145 | 2000 | 1x414 MW | |||
Seal Sands | Seal Sands | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|36|23.94|N|1|12|10.1|W|name="Seal Sands"}} | OCGT | 50 | 1997 | 1x50 MW | |||
Sellafield CHP | Seascale | Cumbria | North West | {{coord|54|25|13.94|N|3|29|50.89|W|name="Sellafield CHP"}} | CCGT | 155 | 1993 | (3x37 + 1x44) MW CCGT | |||
Sevington{{Citation | url=http://www.clarke-energy.co.uk/press-releases/district%20energy%20at%20sevington.pdf | title=DISTRICT ENERGY AT SEVINGTON | date=February 2002 | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Sevington | Kent | South East | {{coord|51|3|56.381|N|0|51|45.221|E|name="Sevington"}} | Gas engine | 10 | 2002 | ||||
Sheffield
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |See Blackburn Meadows and Neepsend | |||||||||||
Shoreditch
|Shoreditch |London |Greater London | |Coal |24.5 | | | | | |||||||||||
Shoreham A | Southwick | West Sussex | South East | {{coord|50|49|46.24|N|0|13|50.04|W|name="Shoreham A"}} | Coal | 53 | 1904 | 1976 | 1988 | ||
Shoreham B | Southwick | West Sussex | South East | {{coord|50|49|46.24|N|0|13|50.04|W|name="Shoreham B"}} | Coal | 342 | 1958 | Yes | 1998 | ||
Shoreham C | Southwick | West Sussex | South East | {{coord|50|49|46.24|N|0|13|50.04|W|name="Shoreham C"}} | CCGT | 420 | 2000 | ||||
Shorts Gardens
|Covent Garden |London |Greater London | |Diesel Engines |2.8 |1896 |1962 | | | |||||||||||
Shrewsbury
|Shrewsbury |Shropshire |West Midlands |52°42'34.4"N 2°45'12.1"W |Coal |2 |1895 |1956 | | | |||||||||||
Sizewell A | Sizewell | Suffolk | East | {{coord|52|12|54.13|N|1|37|10.80|E|name="Sizewell A"}} | Nuclear (magnox) | 650 | 1966 | 2006 | |||
Sizewell B | Sizewell | Suffolk | East | {{coord|52|12|54.13|N|1|37|10.80|E|name="Sizewell B"}} | Nuclear (PWR) | 1190 | 1995 | Due to close in 2035{{Cite web|url=https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newspossible-life-extension-for-uks-hartlepool-and-heysham-npps-10061056|title=Possible life extension for UK's Hartlepool and Heysham NPPs|website=Nuclear Engineering International|date=4 October 2022|access-date=19 January 2023}} | |||
Sizewell C | Sizewell | Suffolk | East | {{coord|52|12|54.13|N|1|37|10.80|E|name="Sizewell B"}} | Nuclear (PWR) | 3200 | 2030? | 2x EPR planned | |||
Skelton Grange A | Leeds | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | Coal | 360 | 1948 | 1983 | ||||
Skelton Grange B | Leeds | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | Coal | 448 | 1960 | 1994 | ||||
Skelton Grange Biogas{{Citation | url=http://www.r-e-a.net/installations/skelton-grange | title=Skelton Grange | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724030437/http://www.r-e-a.net/installations/skelton-grange | archive-date=24 July 2011 | url-status=dead }} | Leeds | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|46|13.345|N|1|26|46.718|W|name="Skelton Grange"}} | Biogas | 1.7 | 2006 | Landfill plant | |||
Sleaford{{Citation | url=http://www.sleafordrep.co.uk/default.htm | title=SLEAFORD RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANT | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Sleaford | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|59|57.904|N|0|22|58.769|W|name="Sleaford"}} | Biomass (Straw) | 40 | 2014 | ||||
Slough Heat and Power | Slough | Berkshire | South East | {{coord|51|31|29.6976|N|0|37|46.3116|W|name="Slough Trading Estate"}} | Biomass (wood chips and waste paper...) | 47 | 1920s | ||||
Smethwick
|Smethwick |West Midlands |West Midlands | |Coal |31.625 |1904 |1949 | | |||||||||||
South Denes
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |See Great Yarmouth | |||||||||||
South Humber Bank 1 | Stallingborough | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|36|5.01|N|0|8|47.11|W|name="South Humber Bank 1"}} | CCGT | 769 | 1996 | (3x169 + 1x162) MW | |||
South Humber Bank 2 | Stallingborough | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|36|5.01|N|0|8|47.11|W|name="South Humber Bank 2"}} | CCGT | 516 | 1998 | (2x174 + 1x168) MW | |||
South Shields
|South Shields |Tyne and Wear |North East |54°59'27"N 1°26'42"W |Coal |10.5 |1893 |1958 |yes | | |||||||||||
South Shore Road | Gateshead | Tyne and Wear | North East | Coal | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | |||
Southend
|Southend-on-Sea |Essex |East | |Petrol/Diesel |5.65 | |1966 | | | |||||||||||
Southport
|Southport |North West |{{coord|53.6441 | |||||||||||
2.9631|name="Southport"}}
|Coal |17.25 | | |yes | | |||||||||||
Spa Road | Lincoln | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | Coal | ? | 1894 | 1917? | yes | |||
Spalding | Spalding | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|48|28.09|N|0|7|56.11|W|name="Spalding"}} | CCGT | 880 | 2004 | (2x252 + 1x366) MW | |||
Spondon{{Citation | url=http://www.powerstationsrevisited.org.uk/spondon.html | title=Spondon Power Station | access-date=5 October 2010}}{{Citation | url=http://www.spondonhistory.org.uk/category/buildings/shops-and-businesses/spondon-power-station | title=Spondon Power Station | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Spondon | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|54|23.055|N|1|24|3.021|W|name="Spondon"}} | Coal | 18 | 1920s | 1982 | yes | ||
Stafford
|Stafford |Staffordshire |Midlands |52°48'31"N 2°07'18"W |Coal |6 |1895 |1958 |yes | | |||||||||||
Staythorpe A | Southwell | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|4|29.06|N|0|51|21.05|W|name="Staythorpe A"}} | Coal | 112 | 1950 | 1983 | Yes | ||
Staythorpe B | Southwell | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|4|29.06|N|0|51|21.05|W|name="Staythorpe B"}} | Coal | 354 | 1962 | 1994 | Yes | ||
Staythorpe C | Southwell | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|4|29.06|N|0|51|21.05|W|name="Staythorpe C"}} | CCGT | 1650 | 2010 | 4x420 MW | |||
Stallingborough Biomass{{Citation | url=http://renewableenergydev.com/red/biomass-stallingborough-power-plant/ | title=Stallingborough Power Plant | date=13 June 2008 | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513002647/http://renewableenergydev.com/red/biomass-stallingborough-power-plant/ | archive-date=13 May 2010 | url-status=dead }}{{Citation | url=http://www.newenergyfocus.com/do/ecco/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=94&listitemid=1733 | title=RWE Innogy to take over £200m biomass project on Humberside | date=26 September 2008 | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105173537/http://newenergyfocus.com/do/ecco/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=94&listitemid=1733 | archive-date=5 January 2011 | url-status=usurped }} | Stallingborough | North East Lincolnshire, | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|35|0.025|N|0|11|0.094|W|name="Stallingborough Biomass"}} | Biomass | 65 | 2011 | ||||
Stella North | Lemington | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|58|26.9|N|1|43|33.05|W|name="Stella North"}} | Coal | 240 | 1954 | 1991 | 1992-97 | A business park is now being built on the site. | |
Stella South | Blaydon | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|58|26.9|N|1|43|33.05|W|name="Stella South"}} | Coal | 300 | 1954 | 1991 | 1995-96 | A housing estate is now being built on the site. | |
Stepney | Limehouse | London | Greater London | {{coord|51|30|34.19|N|0|2|4.1|W|name="Stepney"}} | Coal | small | 1907 | 1972 | yes | ||
Stockport
|Stockport |Greater Manchester |North West |53°24’44”N, 2°09’15”W |Coal |92.5 |1899 |1976 |yes | | |||||||||||
Stoke-on-Trent
|Stoke-on-Trent |Staffordshire |West Midlands |53°01'01"N 2°10'18"W |Coal |31 |1913 |1960s |yes | | |||||||||||
Stonebridge Park
|Stonebridge Park |Brent |Greater London |51°32’51”N 0°17’06”W |Coal |38.2 |1914 |1967 |yes |Railway traction current | |||||||||||
Stourport A
|Stourport |Worcestershire |West Midlands |52°20'01"N 2°16'28"W |Coal |173 |1926 |1978 |yes | | |||||||||||
Stourport B
|Stourport |Worcestershire |West Midlands | |Coal |112 |1950 |1983/4 |yes | | |||||||||||
St Helens
|St. Helens |North West |53°27’02”N, 2°44’54”W |Coal |24 |1896 |late 1960s |yes | | |||||||||||
St. Marylebone
|Marylebone |Westminster |Greater London | |Coal |35.1 | |1965 | | | |||||||||||
St. Mary's
|St. Mary's |Isles of Scilly |South West | |Oil engine |1.02 | | | | | |||||||||||
St. Pancras
|St. Pancras |Camden |Greater London |51°31′33″N 00°08′31″W |Coal, refuse & oil |47.6 |1891 |1968 |yes | | |||||||||||
Stuart StreetElectricity in Manchester 1893-1993 by Roy Frost {{ISBN|1852160756}} | Stuart Street | Greater Manchester | North West | {{coord|53|29|9.03|N|2|11|33.97|W|name="Stuart Street"}} | Coal | 175 | 1900 | 1975 | late 1970s | ||
Sunderland | Sunderland | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|54|41.92|N|1|23|47.05|W|name="Sunderland"}} | Coal | 34 | ? | 1976 | 1979 | The site is now occupied by a PC World outlet. | |
Sutton Bridge A | Sutton Bridge | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|45|26.08|N|0|11|34.85|E|name="Sutton Bridge"}} | CCGT | 800 | 1999 | 3x266.7 MW | |||
Sutton Coldfield
|Sutton Coldfield |Warwickshire |West Midlands |52°33'46"N 1°48'58"W |Coal |1 |1901 |1959 |no |Commercial reuse of building | |||||||||||
Swindon
|Swindon |Wiltshire |South | |Coal |35 | | | | | |||||||||||
Taylors Lane | Willesden | London | Greater London | {{coord|51|32|46.20|N|0|15|27.08|W|name="Taylors Lane"}} | Coal | 28.6 | 1903 | 1972 | ? | ||
Taylors Lane | Willesden | London | Greater London | {{coord|51|32|46.20|N|0|15|27.08|W|name="Taylors Lane"}} | OCGT | 144 | 1979 | 2x72 MW | |||
Teesport Renewable Energy Plant | Teesport | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | {{coord|54|35|50.67|N|1|10|12.84|W|name="Teesport"}} | Biomass (woodpellets) | 300 | |||||
Teesside EfW plant | Billingham | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|34|36.94|N|1|7|14.06|W|name="Teesside EfW"}} | Waste | 20 | 1998 | ||||
Teesside | Wilton | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | {{coord|54|34|36.94|N|1|7|14.06|W|name="Teesside"}} | CCGT | 1875 | 1993 | 2013 | yes | Largest CCGT plant in Europe | |
Templeborough
|Rotherham |South Yorkshire |Yorkshire and the Humber |{{coord|53.4222 | |||||||||||
1.3733|name=Templeborough}}
|Biomass |44 |2018 | | | | |||||||||||
Tewkesbury
|Tewkesbury |Gloucestershire |West Midlands |51°59'30.3"N 2°09'36.6"W |Gas engines |0.085 |1909 |1930 | | | |||||||||||
Thanet
|Broadstairs |Kent |South |51°22'12"N 01°25'09"E |Coal |6 |1901 |1964 |yes | | |||||||||||
The Close | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|57|58.93|N|1|36|51.03|W|name="The Close"}} | Coal | 5 | 1902 | 1948 | yes | ||
The Close Stage 1 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East | Coal | 1 | 1902 | Stage 2 | yes | |||
The Close Stage 2 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East | Coal | 5 | 1907 | 1948 | yes | |||
Thetford power station{{Citation | url=http://www.eprl.co.uk/assets/thetford/overview.html | title=Thetford | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925042234/http://www.eprl.co.uk/assets/thetford/overview.html | archive-date=25 September 2010 | url-status=dead }} | Thetford | Norfolk | East | Biomass (poultry litter) | 39 | 1999 | |||||
Thor | Seal Sands | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|36|10.94|N|1|12|10.07|W|name="Thor Cogeneration"}} | CCGT | 1020 | |||||
Thornhill
|Dewsbury |West Yorkshire |North East |{{coord|53|40|37.7|N|1|39|16.5|W|name="Thornhill"}} |Coal |186 |1902 |1982 |yes | | |||||||||||
Thornhill power station | Dewsbury | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|40|37.7|N|1|39|16.5|W|name="Thornhill"}} | Gas | 50 | 1998
| | Operational | |||
Thorpe Marsh | Doncaster | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|53|34|50.03|N|1|5|7.07|W|name="Thorpe Marsh"}} | Coal | 1100 | 1963 | 1994 | 1990s (most of station), 2012 (cooling towers) | Prototype for all the large modern power stations in England (at the time). 2x550 MW + 2 Rolls-Royce OCGT 2x28 MW | |
Tilbury A | Tilbury | Thurrock, Essex | East | {{coord|51|27|18.21|N|0|23|29.89|E|name="Tilbury A"}} | Oil | 360 | 1956 | 1981 | 1999 | ||
Tilbury B | Tilbury | Thurrock, Essex | East | {{coord|51|27|18.21|N|0|23|29.89|E|name="Tilbury B"}} | Coal+oil+biofuel | 1131 | 1967 | 2013 | 2016-19 | ||
Torquay
|Torquay |Devon |South West | |Coal | | | | | | |||||||||||
Tunbridge Wells
|Tunbridge Wells |Kent |South East |51°08′24″N 00°16′09″E |Coal |11.25 |1895 |1968 | | | |||||||||||
Trafford
|Trafford |Greater Manchester |North West | |Coal Fuel oil |58 15 |1929 1952 |1976 1967 |yes |Steam and gas turbine | |||||||||||
Trafford{{Citation | url=http://www.ukprwire.com/Detailed/Environment/Trafford_backs_plans_for_a_second_new_power_station_at_Carrington_51305.shtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717150202/http://www.ukprwire.com/Detailed/Environment/Trafford_backs_plans_for_a_second_new_power_station_at_Carrington_51305.shtml | url-status=usurped | archive-date=17 July 2011 | title=Trafford backs plans for a second new power station at Carrington | date=11 September 2009 | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Carrington | Greater Manchester | North West | CCGT | 1520 | TBD | On the same site as Carrington | ||||
Uxbridge
|Uxbridge |Middlesex |South |51°32’32”N 0°29’15”W |Coal |4.16 |1902 |1963 | | | |||||||||||
Wakefield A | Wakefield | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53° 40′ 25″ N 1° 28′ 24″ W
|Coal | pre-WWII | yes | yes | ||||
Wakefield B | Wakefield | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53° 40′ 25″ N 1° 28′ 24″ W
|Coal | 224 | 1957 | 1991 | 1994 | |||
Wallasey
|Poulton |Cheshire |North West |53°24'29"N 3°02'45"W |Coal + fuel oil |22.5 |1897 |late 1960s |yes | | |||||||||||
Walsall
|Walsall |Birmingham |West Midlands |52°35’10”N 01°59’33”W |Coal |2.6 |1895 |1917 |yes | |||||||||||
Walsall (Birchills)
|Walsall |Birmingham |West Midlands | |Coal |191 |1949 |1982 |1987 | |||||||||||
Walthamstow
|Walthamstow |Waltham Forest |Greater London | |Coal |19.5 |1904 |1967 |yes | | |||||||||||
Wandsworth
|Wandsworth |London |Greater London |51°27'40"N 0°11'40"W |Coal |22 |1897 |1965 |yes | | |||||||||||
Warrington
|Warrington |Warrington |North West |53°23’08”N, 2°35’10”W |Coal |85 |1900 |1979 |yes | | |||||||||||
Warwick
|Warwick |Warwickshire |Midlands | |Coal |30 | | | |also known as Avon power station | |||||||||||
Watford | Watford | Hertfordshire | East | {{coord|51|38|34.425|N|0|24|15.615|W|name="Watford"}} | Coal | 27 | 1899 | 1990 | yes | ||
Wednesbury
|Wednesbury |West Midlands |West Midlands |52°33'03.8"N 2°01'14.2"W |Gas engines |0.25 |1910 |1919 | | | |||||||||||
West Bromwich
|West Bromwich |West Midlands |West Midlands |52°31'52.6"N 2°00'26.4"W |Refuse |6.65 |1901 |1928 | | | |||||||||||
West Burton A | Bole | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|21|54.03|N|0|49|10.05|W|name="West Burton A"}} | Coal | 1972 | 1967{{cite web|url=http://www.powerstationeffects.co.uk/pdf/UK-OperationalPlantsMay2004.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080828004644fw_/http://www.powerstationeffects.co.uk/pdf/UK-OperationalPlantsMay2004.pdf|archive-date=2008-08-28|title=UK Operational Power Plants May 2004|access-date=3 October 2020}} | 2023 | |||
West Burton B | Bole | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|21|54.03|N|0|49|10.05|W|name="West Burton B"}} | CCGT | 1270 | 2012 | ||||
West Ham | Canning Town | London | Greater London | {{coord|51|31|5.19|N|0|0|4.94|E|name="West Ham"}} | Coal | 114 | 1904 | 1983 | Yes | ||
West Thurrock | West Thurrock | Essex | East | {{coord|51|28|10.21|N|0|17|19.9|E|name="West Thurrock"}} | Coal | 1300 | 1962 | 1993 | yes | ||
Weston-super-Mare
|Weston-super-Mare |Somerset |South West | |Coal |2.6 | |1958 | | | |||||||||||
Westwood | Ince-in-Makerfield | Greater Manchester | North West | {{coord|53|32|16.67|N|2|37|39.65|W|name="Westwood"}} | Coal | 120 | 1950 | 1980s | 1989 | ||
Weymouth
|Weymouth |Dorset |South | |Coal |4.65 | | | | | |||||||||||
Wheldale{{Citation | url=http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=1017 | title=Wheldale Power Station | date=October 2001 | access-date=5 October 2010}}{{Citation | url=http://www.coalinfo.net.cn/coalbed/meeting/2203/papers/coal-mining/CM056.pdf | title=Recent Trends in Recovery and Use of Coal Mine Methane | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Castleford | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | Gas | 10 | ~2000 | |||||
Whinfield Stage 1 | Rowlands Gill | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|55|3.45|N|1|45|52.87|W|name="Whinfield Stage 1"}} | Coal | 1896 | Stage 2 | 1970s | |||
Whinfield Stage 2 | Rowlands Gill | Tyne and Wear | North East | {{coord|54|55|3.45|N|1|45|52.87|W|name="Whinfield Stage 2"}} | Coal | 1914 | 1932 | 1970s | |||
Whitebirk Power Station | Whitebirk, near Blackburn | Lancashire | North West | {{coord|53|45|36|N|02|26|54|W|name=Whitebirk}} | Coal | 143 | 1921 | 1976 | yes | Also known as Blackburn East, it opened on 22 October 1921. 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. | |
Wickwar
|Wickwar |Gloucstershire |West Midlands |51°35'57.0"N 2°23'49.1"W |Coal & small hydro |0.03 |1888 |Late 1920s | | | |||||||||||
Wilford | Wilford | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|55|55.07|N|1|10|1.05|W|name="Wilford"}} | Coal | |316 | 1925{{cite news |newspaper=Derby Daily Telegraph |date=18 September 1925 |page=6 |title=New Power Station |publisher=British Newspaper Archive }} {{subscription required}} | 1981 | yes | Expanded from the original 30MW to 316MW. Riverside Retail Park opened at site. Also called Nottingham and North Wilford. | |
Willesden (Acton Lane, Taylors Lane)
|Willesden |Greater London |South East |— |— |— |— |— |— |See Acton Lane and Taylors Lane | |||||||||||
Willington A | Willington | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|51|14.08|N|1|33|54.02|W|name="Willington A"}} | Coal | 400 | 1957 | 1990s | partly ~2000 | 4x100 MW | |
Willington B{{Citation | url=http://www.neolithicsea.co.uk/willingtonpowerstation.html | title=Willington Power Station | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507231354/http://www.neolithicsea.co.uk/willingtonpowerstation.html | archive-date=7 May 2009 | url-status=dead }} | Willington | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|51|14.076|N|1|33|54.023|W|name="Willington B"}} | Coal | 400 | 1960s | 1990s | partly ~2000 | 2x200 MW | |
Wilton | Wilton | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | {{coord|54|35|21.92|N|1|7|7.07|W|name="Wilton"}} | Coal, oil + gas | 197 | 1952 | ||||
Wilton 10 | Wilton | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | {{coord|54|35|21.92|N|1|7|7.07|W|name="Wilton 10"}} | Biomass (sustainable wood, sawmill and offcut waste) | 30 | 2007 | ||||
Wilton 11 | Wilton | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | {{coord|54|35|21.92|N|1|7|7.07|W|name="Wilton 11"}} | Waste | 35 | 2016 | ||||
Wimbledon
|Wimbledon |Greater London |London |51°25’52”N, 0°11’33”W |Coal |24.2 |1899 |1968 |yes | | |||||||||||
Winfrith | Winfrith Newburgh | Dorset | South West | {{coord|50|40|55.25|N|2|15|39.89|W|name="Winfrith"}} | Nuclear | 100 | 1968 | 1990 | 2018 | Research reactor site active 1958-1995 | |
Winnington CHP{{Citation | url=http://www.eon-uk.com/generation/winnington.aspx | title=Winnington | access-date=5 October 2010}}{{Citation | url=http://www.bamnuttall.co.uk/PDFfiles/WinningtonCHP_Plant.pdf | title=Winnington Combined Heat & Power Plant | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904233509/http://www.bamnuttall.co.uk/PDFfiles/WinningtonCHP_Plant.pdf | archive-date=4 September 2011 | url-status=dead }} | Northwich | Cheshire | North West | Gas CHP | 130 | 2000 | One of the largest CHPs in the United Kingdom | ||||
Woking
|Woking |Surrey |South East |51°19’26”N, 00°33’01”W |Coal |7 |1890 |1960 | | | |||||||||||
Wolverhampton
|Wolverhampton |West Midlands |Midlands |52°34'54"N 2°06'54"W |Coal |30 |1895 |1976 | Main power hall remains standing but in derelict condition. | Large substation remains in use on site.| | |||||||||||
Woolwich{{Citation | url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris.mansfield1/power.htm | title=Woolwich Power Station | date=16 February 2003 | access-date=5 October 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108202543/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris.mansfield1/power.htm | archive-date=8 January 2009 | df=dmy-all }} | London | London | Greater London | {{coord|51|29|40.197|N|0|3|56.933|E|name="Woolwich"}} | Coal | 57 | 1893 | 1978 | 1979 | The site of the main power station building is now occupied by the Waterfront Leisure Centre car park. | |
Worcester
|Worcester |Worcestershire |Midlands |52°11′30″N 02°13′43″W |Coal + hydro |37.5 |1894 |1976 |1979 | | |||||||||||
Worthing
|Worthing |Sussex |South | |Oil engine |1.29 | |1958 | | | |||||||||||
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Backbarrow Power Station{{Citation | url=http://www.energy-now.co.uk/back_issues/EnergyNow08_p22-23.pdf?bcsi_scan_EEC049581022EE5A=0&bcsi_scan_filename=EnergyNow08_p22-23.pdf | title=Rivers of power offer new hope in the Lake District | date=November 2008 | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313103134/http://www.energy-now.co.uk/back_issues/EnergyNow08_p22-23.pdf?bcsi_scan_EEC049581022EE5A=0&bcsi_scan_filename=EnergyNow08_p22-23.pdf | archive-date=13 March 2012 | url-status=dead }}{{Citation | url=http://www.interhydrotechnology.com/Default.aspx?page=CaseStudies&ServiceId=1&CaseStudyId=2 | title=Backbarrow Hydro Electric Scheme | access-date=5 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713045048/http://www.interhydrotechnology.com/Default.aspx?page=CaseStudies&ServiceId=1&CaseStudyId=2 | archive-date=13 July 2011 | url-status=dead }} | Backbarrow | Cumbria | North West | {{coord|54|15|15.857|N|2|59|25.389|W|name="Backbarrow"}} | Small hydro | 0.325 | 2000 | 3 Kaplan turbines | ||
Bedlington | Northumberland | North East | Small hydro | 0.3 | 1989 | |||||
Beeston{{Citation | url=http://www.tvenergy.org/pdfs/Final%20Hydro%20Report%2022April04.pdf | title=Low Head Hydro Power in the South-East of England | pages=101–103 | date=February 2004 | access-date=27 October 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316014952/http://www.tvenergy.org/pdfs/Final%20Hydro%20Report%2022April04.pdf | archive-date=16 March 2007}} | Beeston | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|55|8.043|N|1|13|41.043|W|name="Beeston"}} | Small hydro | 1.66 | 2000 | UK’s largest "run-of river" hydro-electric plant | ||
Belper North Mill{{Citation | url=http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Library/DHD%20Hydro%20staffing%20and%20project%20list.pdf | title=DERWENT HYDRO | date=3 April 2006 | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Belper | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|1|41.579|N|1|29|12.841|W|name="Belper North Mill"}} | Small hydro | 0.35 | 1998 | |||
Biddulph | Biddulph | Staffordshire | West Midlands | Small hydro | 0.00 | |||||
Blockley
|Blockley |Gloucestershire |West Midlands |52°00'47.5"N 1°45'39.6"W |Small hydro |0.02 |1888 |c. 1931 | | | ||||||||||
Borrowash Mill | Borrowash | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|54|0.055|N|1|22|0.031|W|name="Borrowash Mill"}} | Small hydro | 0.179 | 1995 | |||
Brignall Mill{{Citation | url=http://www.brignallmill.co.uk/ | title=Brignall Mill | access-date=5 October 2010}}{{Citation | url=http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Library/DHD%20Hydro%20staffing%20and%20project%20list.pdf | title=DERWENT HYDRO | year=2001 | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Brignall | County Durham | North East | {{coord|54|30|20.95|N|1|53|54.011|W|name="Brignall Mill"}} | Small hydro | 0.003 | ||||
Burton Mill | Burton upon Trent | Staffordshire | West Midlands | Small hydro | 0.07 | 1998 | ||||
Chagford
| |Devon |South West | |Small hydro |0.026 | | | | | ||||||||||
Coniston
|Coniston |Cumbria |North West | |Small hydro |0.30 |1932 |after 1963 | | | ||||||||||
Cotton Valley Sewage Works 2 | Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire | South East | {{coord|52|3|27.216|N|0|42|31.916|W|name="Cotton Valley Sewage Works 2"}} | Small hydro | 0.015 | 2006 | |||
Cuckney School | Cuckney | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|14|6.031|N|1|9|14.024|W|name="Cuckney School"}} | Small hydro | 0.008 | 2006 | |||
De Lank Quarry{{Citation | url=http://www.recornwall.org.uk/small-hydro/all-types/table.html | title=Small hydro installations: All sectors | access-date=27 October 2012}}{{Citation | url=http://www.renewables-map.co.uk/hydro.asp | title=List of major Hydro Schemes in the UK. | access-date=27 October 2012}} | St Breward | Cornwall | South West | Small hydro | 0.3 | 2002 | ||||
Derwent Reservoir | Blanchland | County Durham/Northumberland | North East | Small hydro | 0.097 | 1957 | ||||
Downton
|Salisbury |Wiltshire |South West |50°59'32"N 1°44'43"W |Small hydro |0.035 | |1972-78 |Station was diesel engine and hydro-electric. | | ||||||||||
Fladbury
|Pershore |Worcestershire |West Midlands |52°06'44.4"N 2°00'20.9"W |Small hydro |0.009 |1900 |c. 1925 | | | ||||||||||
Gants Mill | Bruton | Somerset | South West | {{coord|51|6|23.2|N|2|28|0.91|W|name="Gants Mill"}} | Small hydro | 0.012 | 2004 | |||
Glen Lyn Gorge | Lynmouth | Devon | South West | Small hydro | 0.3 | |||||
Guildford Hydro{{cite news |title=Guildford Hydro project generates first gigawatt-hour |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-22832387 |access-date=19 September 2019 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=9 June 2013}}{{Citation | url=http://www.weyriver.co.uk/theriver/wey_nav_1.htm | title=The Wey Valley | access-date=5 October 2010}} | Guildford | Surrey | South East | {{coord|51|10|48.2|N|0|45|0|W|name="River Wey"}} | Small hydro | 0.035 | 2006 | |||
Hamlyn Mill | Swaffham | Norfolk | East | Small hydro | 0.007 | 2006 | ||||
Houghton Mill | Houghton | Cambridgeshire | East | Small hydro | 0.012 | 1999 | ||||
Kielder Water | Kielder | Northumberland | North East | {{coord|55|10|59.91|N|2|30|0.003|W|name="Kielder Water"}} | Small hydro | 12 | 1982 | |||
Linton
|Linton-on-Ouse |North Yorkshire |North East | |Small hydro |0.75 |before 1923 | | | | ||||||||||
Longbridge Weir Hydro | Derby | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|52|55|22|N|1|28|15|W|name="Longbridge Weir Hydro"}} | Small hydro | 0.023 | 2013 | |||
Ludlow
|Ludlow |Shropshire |West Midlands |52°22'11.9"N 2°43'00.2"W |Gas engines & small hydro | | | | | | ||||||||||
Marytavy
|Marytavy |Devon |South West | |Small hydro |3.988 | | | | | ||||||||||
Masson Mill | Matlock Bath | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|6|46.038|N|1|33|42.004|W|name="Masson Mill"}} | Small hydro | 0.26 | 1994 | |||
Newbury
|Newbury |Berkshire |South |51° 24’ 07”N, 1° 18’ 53”W |Small hydro |0.112 |1905 |before 1954 | | | ||||||||||
Osney Lock Hydro{{cite web|title=Osney Lock Hydro|url=http://www.osneylockhydro.co.uk/|website=Osney Lock Hydro|access-date=11 June 2017}} | Oxford | Oxfordshire | South East | {{coord|51|44|59.4384|N|1|16|23.5056|W|name="Osney Lock"}} | Small hydro | 0.049 | 2015 | |||
Ringwood
|Ringwood |Hampshire |South | |Hydro + oil engine |0.147 | | | | | ||||||||||
Salgasson's (Westbrook) Mill
|Godalming |Surrey |South East |{{Coord|51|11|19.99|N|0|37|13.94|W}} |Hydro + coal |0.0075 |1881 |1884 | |First power unit for public lighting{{Cite web |title=GODALMING SURREY POWER STATION ELECTRICITY 1881 ENGLISH WORLD'S FIRST STREET LIGHTING EARLIEST COAL POWERED PUBLIC SUPPLY |url=https://smartgrids-electricity-vehicles.com/Heritage_Cultural/Godalming_Surrey_Electricity_Street_Lighting_1881_Public_Power_Supply_First_British_English_Waterwheel_Hydroelectric.htm |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=smartgrids-electricity-vehicles.com}}{{Cite journal |last=Tucker |first=David Gordon |date=Spring 1977 |title=Hydro-Electricity for Public Supply in Britain, 1881-1894: Godalming |url=https://outsideecho.com/DGT-BIO_files/PDFs/DGT42.pdf |journal=Industrial Archaeology Review |chapter= |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=128-132}} | ||||||||||
Salisbury
|Salisbury |Wiltshire |South |51°04'09"N 1°47'52"W |Small hydro |0.045 |1898 |before 1923 |building extant |Gilkes 60 hp turbine | ||||||||||
Settle Hydro | Settle | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | {{coord|54|07|26|N|2|28|08|W|name="Settle Hydro"}} | Small hydro | 0.05 | 2009 | |||
Stockport hydro
|Marple Stockport |Cheshire |North West | |Small hydro |0.068 |2012 | | | | ||||||||||
Tellisford Mill
|Tellisford |Somerset |South West |{{coord|51|17|54.06|N|2|16|51.86|W|name="Tellisford Mill"}} |Small hydro |0.075 |2007 | | | | ||||||||||
Torrs Hydro | New Mills | Derbyshire | East Midlands | {{coord|53|21|50|N|2|00|01|W|name="Torrs Hydro"}} | Small hydro | 0.063 | 2008 | |||
Whalley Hydro{{cite web|title=Whalley Hydro powers up|url=https://premierconstructionnews.com/2015/01/13/whalley-hydro-powers-up/|website=Premier Construction|access-date=6 July 2020}} | Whalley | Lancashire | North West | {{coord|53.8186 | ||||||
2.4041|name="Whalley Hydro"}} | Small hydro | 0.1 | 2014 | |||||||
Wave Hub | Hayle | Cornwall | South West | {{coord|50|18|40.23|N|5|31|29.69|W|name="Wave hub"}} | Wave | 20 | 2014 | 2019 | ||
Wickwar
|Wickwar |Gloucstershire |West Midlands |51°35'57.0"N 2°23'49.1"W |Coal & small hydro |0.03 |1888 |Late 1920s | | | ||||||||||
Worcester
|Worcester |Worcestershire |Midlands |52°11′30″N 02°13′43″W |Small hydro |0.4 |1894 |1930s |Converted to residential use | |
==Other hydropower schemes==
Small hydropower sites in Great Britain with no further information.
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- Gayle Mill, Hawes, North Yorkshire
- 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
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=Wind power=
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090718053720/http%3A//www.industcards.com/ppworld.htm Power Plants Around the World Photo Gallery]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/14_06_06_powerstations.pdf BBC.co.uk listing]
- [http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080205143429/http%3A//www.berr.gov.uk/files/file41999.pdf List of stations to close as they are opted out of LCPD]
- [http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20071104150721/http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file41816.pdf Table of Potential New Conventional Electricity Generating Plants in Great Britain November 2007]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080726175614/http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/statistics/source/electricity/page18527.html BERR list of power stations]
- [https://archive.today/20130129115026/http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Electricity/SYS/current/ National Grid's seven year statement with list of current and planned connections]
- [https://research.historicengland.org.uk/Report.aspx?i=15846&ru=%2fResults.aspx%3fp%3d1%26n%3d10%26rn%3d86%26ry%3d2016%26ns%3d1
'High Merit': Existing English Post-War Coal and Oil-Fired Power Stations in Context. Historic England Research Report 86/2016] - [https://research.historicengland.org.uk/Report.aspx?i=15846&ru=%2fResults.aspx%3fp%3d1%26n%3d10%26rn%3d86%26ry%3d2016%26ns%3d1 ][http://manweb-remembered.co.uk/elecsupplychronology1977.pdf Electricity Supply in Great Britain - A Chronology - From the beginnings of the industry to 31 December 1976 - The Electricity Council]
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