List of power stations in England

This is a list of current and former electricity-generating power stations in England. For lists sorted by type, including proposed stations, see the see also section below.

Note that BEIS maintains a comprehensive list of UK power stations.

Thermal

Name Location District/ County Region Coordinates Type Total capacity (MW) Opened Closed Demolished Notes
Accrington[1] Accrington Lancashire North West 53.7566°N 2.3712°W / 53.7566; -2.3712 (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.[2]
Acton Lane ANorth ActonEalingGreater London51°31′50.18″N 0°15′21.07″WCoal?18991950?yes
Acton Lane BNorth ActonEalingGreater London51°31′50.18″N 0°15′21.07″WCoal15019501983>1989
Agecroft APendleburySalfordNorth West53°30′55.01″N 2°18′2.95″WCoal100192519921993-44x25 MW generators
Agecroft BPendleburySalfordNorth West53°30′55.01″N 2°18′2.95″WCoal120196219921993-42x60 MW generator
Agecroft CPendleburySalfordNorth West53°30′55.01″N 2°18′2.95″WCoal240196219921993-42x120 MW generator
Alderley Edge[1] Alderley Edge Cheshire North West Coal /

Diesel Engine

0.64 /

4

1896 / 1955 1953 / 1970s Replaced earlier station closed in 1953
Allington Quarry IncineratorMaidstoneKentSouth East51°17′34.08″N 0°29′28.32″EWaste402007
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 also known as Warwick.See[3]
Ayresome[1] Middlesbrough North Yorkshire North East Waste heat 3
Back o' th' Bank[4]BoltonGreater ManchesterNorth West53.5930°N 2.4243°W / 53.5930; -2.4243 ("Back o' th' Bank") Coal89191419791982Also known as Bolton p.s.
Bankside A Bankside Southwark Greater London 51°30′25.17″N 0°5′55.08″W Coal + Oil 95 1891 1959 1959
Bankside BBanksideSouthwarkGreater London51°30′25.17″N 0°5′55.08″WOil30019521981Building converted to Tate Modern gallery in 2000
Barking ACreekmouthBarking and DagenhamGreater London51°30′59.31″N 0°6′39.55″ECoal60019251976yes
Barking BCreekmouthBarking and DagenhamGreater London51°30′59.31″N 0°6′39.55″ECoal14419391976yes
Barking CCreekmouthBarking and DagenhamGreater London51°30′59.31″N 0°6′39.55″ECoal22019541981yes
Barking ReachDagenhamBarking and DagenhamGreater London51°31′16.19″N 0°8′48.93″ECCGT10001995
Barking Urban District CouncilEast St BarkingBarking and DagenhamGreater London51°32′14.49″N 0°4′46.23″ECoal?18971927?
Barnes[1] Barnes Wandsworth Greater London 51°28'13"N 0°15'29"W Coal 6.5 1901 1959 Building reused
Barnstaple[1] Barnstaple Devon South West Oil engine 2.12 1958
Barrow-in-Furness[1] Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria North West 54.1158°N 3.2221°W / 54.1158; -3.2221 ("Barrow-in-Furness") Coal 23 1899 1960 yes
BartonTrafford ParkTraffordNorth West53°28′23.03″N 2°20′55.97″WCoal69192319741978-79
Barton Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP)[5]Barton-upon-IrwellGreater ManchesterNorth West53°28′05.4″N 2°22′11.2″WBiomass (primarily recycled wood)20TBD
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[1] Basingstoke Hampshire South West Oil engine 2.47
Bath[1] Bath Somerset South West 51°22'40"N 2°21'32"W Coal, oil, Diesel 16 1890 1960s Yes
Battersea ABatterseaWandsworthGreater London51°28′54.18″N 0°8′41.09″WCoal24319351975Grade II listed, Awaiting redevelopment
Battersea BBatterseaWandsworthGreater London51°28′54.18″N 0°8′41.09″WCoal50319551983Grade II listed, Awaiting redevelopment
Beckenham[1] Beckenham London Greater London Coal 4.75
Bedford[6] Bedford Bedfordshire East Coal 13.75 1894 1966
Belvedere[7]BelvedereBexleyGreater London51°30′16.213″N 0°9′33.883″EOil?19621980s1992
Berkeley 1BerkeleyGloucestershireSouth West51°41′33.17″N 2°29′36.92″WNuclear (magnox)13819621989
Berkeley 2BerkeleyGloucestershireSouth West51°41′33.17″N 2°29′36.92″WNuclear (magnox)13819621988
Berwick-upon-TweedBerwick-upon-TweedNorthumberlandNorth East55°45′59.86″N 2°0′17.06″WCoal1930s1990s
Birchills (Walsall)BirchillsWalsallWest Midlands52°35′46.098″N 1°59′51.979″WCoal17.5 19161967yes
Birkdale[1] Southport Merseyside North West Oil engine 0.5
Bishop’s Castle[8] 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 53.7456°N 2.481°W / 53.7456; -2.481 (Blackburn) Coal 1895 c.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 PlantBlackburn MeadowsSheffieldYorkshire and the Humber53°25′5.03″N 1°24′17.04″WBiomass (recycled waste wood)252014
Blackburn MeadowsBlackburn MeadowsSheffieldYorkshire and the Humber53°25′5.03″N 1°24′17.04″WCoal72192119802008
Blackpool[1] Blackpool Lancashire North West 53.8099°N 3.0517°W / 53.8099; -3.0517 (Blackpool) Coal + Diesel engine 18.7 yes
Blackwall PointGreenwich PeninsulaGreenwichGreater London51°29′52.18″N 0°0′40.9″ECoal100.519001981YesThe only visible remains of the station is the coaling pier in the Thames.
Blaydon Burn Stage 1BlaydonTyne and WearNorth East54°57′14.9″N 1°44′38.01″WWaste Heat0.551904Stage 2
Blaydon Burn Stage 2BlaydonTyne and WearNorth EastWaste Heat319161959
Bloom Street[9][10]ManchesterManchesterNorth WestCoal7.21901??
Blyth ACamboisNorthumberlandNorth East55°8′32.92″N 1°31′37.07″WCoal480195819992003
Blyth BCamboisNorthumberlandNorth EastCoal1250196220012003Two units decommissioned in 1991
BoldBoldMerseysideNorth West53°26′2.01″N 2°41′17.92″WCoal30019601990yes
Bolton

(Spa Road)[11]

Bolton Greater Manchester North West 53.5777°N 2.4383°W / 53.5777; -2.4383 ("Bolton") Coal 37 1894 After 1918 no Building extant (2020) see also Back o' th' Bank
Bow Bow Tower Hamlets Greater London 51°32'03"N 0°00'43"W Coal 51.5 1902 1968 yes
BradfordBradfordWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53.802947°N 1.754141°W / 53.802947; -1.754141 ("Bradford")Coal70188919761978Site is now occupied by industrial and commercial units
Bradwell ABradwell-on-SeaEssexEast51°44′29.17″N 0°53′48.82″ENuclear (magnox)12319622002
Bradwell BBradwell-on-SeaEssexEast51°44′38″N 0°54′30″ENuclear (PWR)22002029?Planned[12]
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 [6] Brighton Brighton & Hove South East 50°49′46″N 0°13′50″W Coal 190 1975
Brighton B [6] Brighton Brighton & Hove South East 50°49′46″N 0°13′50″W Coal 342
BrimsdownBrimsdownEnfieldGreater London51°39′38.19″N 0°1′18.09″WCoal?19071974yes
Bristol[1] Bristol Somerset South West Coal 25.8
Bromborough[1] Bromborough Merseyside North West 53°20'04.2"N 2°57'44.5"W Oil 210 1951 1980 1986
Brunswick WharfBlackwallTower HamletsGreater London51°30′29.17″N 0°0′3.93″ECoal+Oil340195219841989
Bulls BridgeHayesHillingdonGreater London51°30′7.2″N 0°24′32.06″WOCGT28019801993yes
Burghfield[13]BurghfieldBerkshireSouth East51°25′46.412″N 1°0′14.166″WGas451998
Burnley[1] Burnley Lancashire North West 53.7868°N 2.2397°W / 53.7868; -2.2397 (Burnley) Coal 8 1893 1958 yes See reference [2] It was connected to the grid by 1933.[14] Sub station remains.
Burton upon Trent[11] 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[1] Buxton Cheshire North West Diesel engine 0.580 / 4 1894 / 1954 1953 / 1970s
Calder HallSeascaleCumbriaNorth West54°25′13.94″N 3°29′50.89″WNuclear (magnox)200195620032007 (cooling towers)34x50 MW. First nuclear power station in the UK.
Cambridge[6] Cambridge Cambridgeshire East Coal 7.26 1966?
Canterbury[1] 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" Coal 5.25 1899 1927 No Building extant
Carlisle Carlisle Cumbria North West 54°53′7.35″N 2°54′8.10″W Coal 86.9 1923 1980 1988
Carrington CCGTCarringtonGreater ManchesterNorth West53°26′9.01″N 2°24′38.94″WCCGT91020162 x Alstom GT26 Single Shaft
Carrington CoalCarringtonGreater ManchesterNorth West53°26′9.01″N 2°24′38.94″WCoal240195619911990s
Carville AWallsendTyne and WearNorth East54°59′16.92″N 1°31′21.05″WCoal10190419321962
Carville BWallsendTyne and WearNorth East54°59′16.92″N 1°31′21.05″WCoal5519161960s1962
Castle DoningtonCastle DoningtonLeicestershireEast Midlands52°50′52.07″N 1°21′31.02″WCoal600195819951996
Castle Meads[11] Gloucester Gloucestershire South West Coal 38 1976
Chadderton A (Slacks Valley)ChaddertonGreater ManchesterNorth West53°31′54.01″N 2°9′56.96″WCoal?19271960s1975
Chadderton BChaddertonGreater ManchesterNorth West53°31′54.01″N 2°9′56.96″WCoal240195519821986
Chamber Hall Power Station[1] Bury Greater Manchester North West 53.5973°N 2.2985°W / 53.5973; -2.2985 ("Chamber Hall") Coal 26 1912 1969 yes
Cheltenham[8] Cheltenham Gloucestershire West Midlands 51°54′30″N 02°05′45″ W Coal 4 1895 1932 no
Chesterfield[1] Chesterfield Derbyshire East Midlands 53°14'10"N 1°26'21"W Coal 6.9 1901 1958 yes
Chickerell[13]ChickerellDorsetSouth West50°37′24.264″N 2°29′23.118″WGas451998
Chippenham[13]ChippenhamWiltshireSouth West51°28′4.275″N 2°6′21.521″WGas102002
Church Stretton[8] Church Stretton Shropshire West Midlands 52°32'11.9"N 2°48'01.8"W Gas engines 0.1 1904 1929
Chopwell CollieryChopwellCounty DurhamNorth EastCoal?
Cirencester[8] Cirencester Glocestershire 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[6] Clacton Essex East Coal 2.15 1967
Clarence Dock Liverpool Merseyside North West 53.4191°N 3.0019°W Coal & Oil 267.5 1931 1980s
Cliff Quay[6] Ipswich Suffolk East 52.0358°N 1.1579°E Coal 276 1984 1994
Colchester[1] Colchester Essex East 51°52′59″N 00°55′35″E Coal 7.5 1900 1960
Commercial Road Stage 1[15]WolverhamptonWest MidlandsWest Midlands52°34′54″N 02°06′54″W Coal0.351895(stage 2)1977
Commercial Road Stage 2[15]WolverhamptonWest MidlandsWest Midlands52°34′54″N 02°06′54″W Coal61908(stage 3)1977
Commercial Road Stage 3[15]WolverhamptonWest MidlandsWest Midlands52°34′54″N 02°06′54″W Coal2319251970s1977
Consett CentralConsettCounty DurhamNorth East54°51′0.13″N 1°50′55.36″WCoal195519801980s
Coventry[11] 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[1] Cowes Isle of Wight South Coal 38
Knitsley LaneConsettCounty DurhamNorth East54°51′0.13″N 1°50′55.36″WCoal19031906Yes
TempletownConsettCounty DurhamNorth East54°51′0.13″N 1°50′55.36″WCoal19061961yes
CorbyCorbyNorthamptonshireEast Midlands52°30′13.11″N 0°42′15.03″WCCGT4011994
CorytonThurrockEssexEast51°30′43.2″N 0°30′28.87″ECCGT7322002
CDCL (Cottam Development Centre)CottamNottinghamshireEast Midlands53°18′14.06″N 0°46′53.06″WCCGT4001999
CottamCottamNottinghamshireEast Midlands53°18′14.06″N 0°46′53.06″WCoal20001968[16]2019
Cotton Valley Sewage Works 1[17]Milton KeynesBuckinghamshireSouth East52°3′27.216″N 0°42′31.916″WBiogas0.7632005
Cowes[18]CowesIsle of WightSouth EastOCGT1401982
Croydon APurleyCroydonGreater London51°22′44.19″N 0°7′16.07″WCoal5018961973yes
Croydon BPurleyCroydonGreater London51°22′44.19″N 0°7′16.07″WCoal33819501984PartlyTwo large chimneys are retained
Croydon Gas TurbinePurleyCroydonGreater London51°22′34.63″N 0°6′59.29″WGas801999
Damhead Creek 1Hoo PeninsulaKentSouth East51°25′31.22″N 0°35′59.9″ECCGT7922001
Damhead Creek 2Hoo PeninsulaKentSouth East51°25′31.22″N 0°35′59.9″ECCGT1000
Darlington A (Haughton Road)DarlingtonCounty DurhamNorth East54°31′42.93″N 1°32′44.03″WCoal19001930s1982
Darlington BDarlingtonCounty DurhamNorth East54°31′42.93″N 1°32′44.03″WCoal57194019761982
Deptford EastDeptford Greater LondonGreater London51°28′57.18″N 0°1′13.10″WCoal0.818911957yes
Deptford WestDeptfordGreater LondonGreater London51°28′57.18″N 0°1′13.10″WCoal158192919831992
Derby[1] Derby Derbyshire Midlands 52°55'32.6"N 1°28'35.4"W Coal 65.5 1893 1969 1971-2
DerwentSpondonDerbyshireEast Midlands52°54′23.06″N 1°24′3.02″WCCGT2141995
Derwenthaugh Coke WorksSwalwellTyne and WearNorth EastCoal + Waste Heat192819861987-1989
Didcot ADidcotOxfordshireSouth East51°37′25.18″N 1°16′3″WCoal + Biomass21091970[19]20132014-20
Didcot BDidcotOxfordshireSouth East51°37′25.18″N 1°16′3″WCCGT15501997
Didcot OCGTDidcotOxfordshireSouth East51°37′25.18″N 1°16′3″WOCGT1001970[19]
Doncaster A Doncaster South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber 53°31'34"N 1°08'18"W Coal 8.35 1900 1958 Yes
Doncaster BDoncasterSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°31′27.01″N 1°8′46.05″WCoal12219531983YesHM 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 ABurton upon TrentDerbyshireEast Midlands52°46′25.06″N 1°39′23.97″WCoal24019551984Yes
Drakelow BBurton upon TrentDerbyshireEast Midlands52°46′25.06″N 1°39′23.97″WCoal480195919931998 (cooling towers)
Drakelow CBurton upon TrentDerbyshireEast Midlands52°46′25.06″N 1°39′23.97″WCoal1450196420032005-06
DraxSelbyNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°44′7.01″N 0°59′31.09″WBiomass (2.64GW) + Coal (1.32GW)39601974Largest power station in the UK
Dudley Dudley West Midlands West Midlands Coal 2.9 1899 Late 1920s Ref.[8]
Dungeness A1DungenessKentSouth East50°54′50.25″N 0°57′49.86″ENuclear (magnox)28519652006
Dungeness A2DungenessKentSouth East50°54′50.25″N 0°57′49.86″ENuclear (magnox)28519652006
Dungeness B1DungenessKentSouth East50°54′50.25″N 0°57′49.86″ENuclear (AGR)6601983
Dunston ADunstonTyne and WearNorth East54°57′1.90″N 1°39′26.03″WCoal30191019321986
Dunston BDunstonTyne and WearNorth East54°57′1.90″N 1°39′26.03″WCoal300195119811986
Earley Earley Berkshire South East Coal 114 1942 1975? 1982
Earley[20] 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 EcoParkEdmontonLondonSouth East51.6158°N 0.0414°W / 51.6158; -0.0414waste1971
EggboroughEggboroughNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°42′42.00″N 1°7′37.04″WCoal1960196720184 units + 2 OCGT
Elean power station[21]SuttonCambridgeshireEastBiomass (straw)382000
EllandEllandWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°41′40.01″N 1°49′21.98″WCoal1801959199119963x60 MW
Ely Ely Cambridgeshire East Biomass (straw)
EnfieldBrimsdownLondon Borough of EnfieldGreater London51°39′46.19″N 0°1′22.07″WCCGT3921999
Eston GrangeEston GrangeRedcar and ClevelandNorth EastCoal800
Exeter[1] Exeter Devon South West Coal 12
Eye power station[22]EyeNorfolkEastBiomass (poultry litter)131992World's first poultry litter fuelled power plant
Farnborough[1] Farnborough Hampshire South Gas engine 0.80 1958
FawleyFawleyHampshireSouth East50°49′0.24″N 1°19′43.97″WOil968197120134x500 MW
FellsideSellafieldCumbriaNorth West54°25′13.94″N 3°29′50.89″WGas CHP1801993
Ferrybridge AFerrybridgeWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°43′3.02″N 1°16′50.03″WCoal12519271976partly
Ferrybridge BFerrybridgeWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°43′3.02″N 1°16′50.03″WCoal30019591992yes3x100 MW
Ferrybridge CFerrybridgeWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°43′3.02″N 1°16′50.03″WCoal200019662016partly4x500 MW
Ferrybridge OCGTFerrybridgeWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°43′3.02″N 1°16′50.03″WOCGT3419662x17 MW
Fiddlers FerryWidnes – WarringtonCheshireNorth West53°22′19.02″N 2°41′12.92″WCoal + Biomass1989197120204x500 MW
Finchley[1] Finchley London Greater London Coal 4.7 1958
FleetwoodFleetwoodLancashireNorth West53.9119°N 3.0112°W / 53.9119; -3.0112 ("Fiddlers Ferry")Coal0.96/

90

1900/

1955

?/

1981

>19802 stations
Folkestone[1] Folkestone Kent South East 51°05’08”N, 01°09’05”E Coal, fuel oil 7.12 1898 1960
Forth Banks Stage 1Newcastle upon TyneTyne and WearNorth East54°57′56.91″N 1°36′59.04″WCoal0.151890Stage 21910sThe first power station in the world to use turbo alternators. 2X75 kW.
Forth Banks Stage 2Newcastle upon TyneTyne and WearNorth East54°57′56.91″N 1°36′59.04″WCoal2.4Stage 119071910s3x500 kW + 6x150 kW.
Foss Island[11] YorkNorth Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber53.960°N 1.068°W / 53.960; -1.068 ("Foss Island") Coal 38 1900 1976
Frome[1] Frome Somerset South Coal 2.35
FulhamFulhamLondonGreater London51°28′11.19″N 0°11′0.04″WCoal310190119781980s
Glanford BriggBriggNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber53°32′26.03″N 0°30′13.09″WCCGT2681993See also Brigg and Glanford biomass
Glanford BiomassScunthorpeNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber53°37′19.01″N 0°42′1.06″WBiomass (poultry litter)13.51993See also Brigg and Glanford Brigg
Goldington Bedford Bedfordshire East 52°08′15″N 00°25′39″W Coal 180 1954 1983 1984-87
Grain CCGTGrainKentSouth East51°26′43.2″N 0°42′53.88″ECCGT127520103x425 MW
Grain OilGrainKentSouth East51°26′43.2″N 0°42′53.88″EOil1300197920122015-20164x690 MW, 2 units mothballed 2002 and 2003
Gravesend[6] Gravesend Kent South East 51°26'32"N 0°22'59"E Coal 12 1903 1969 1995
Great Yarmouth AGreat YarmouthNorfolkEast52°35′2.11″N 1°43′59.78″ECoal?189419611961
Great Yarmouth BGreat YarmouthNorfolkEast52°35′2.11″N 1°43′59.78″ECoal, Oil252195819941997
Great Yarmouth CCGTGreat YarmouthNorfolkEast52°35′2.11″N 1°43′59.78″ECCGT4202001
Greenhill[1] Oldham Greater Manchester North West 53.5394°N 2.1032°W / 53.5394; -2.1032 (Greenhill) Coal 17.2 1921 1960 yes See also Rhodes Bank
GreenwichGreenwichGreater LondonGreater London51°29′6.26″N 0°0′3.38″WOil, Gas117.61902Over 100 years old and still used as standby
Grimsby[1] 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 Coal 11.25 1928 1968
Hackney ALea BridgeHackneyGreater London51°33′31.18″N 0°2′24.1″WCoal?1901?Partially
Hackney BLea BridgeHackneyGreater London51°33′31.18″N 0°2′24.1″WCoal9219571976Partially
Halifax[1] Halifax West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber 53.7260°N 1.8572°W / 53.7260; -1.8572 (Halifax) Coal 48.3 1894 1960s yes
Hammersmith[6] Hammersmith Hammersmith & Fulham Greater London 51°29'24"N 0°13'18"W Coal 20 1897 1965 yes
Hams Hall ABirminghamWarwickshireWest Midlands52°31′29.08″N 1°42′19.00″WCoal240192819751978
Hams Hall BBirminghamWarwickshireWest Midlands52°31′29.08″N 1°42′19.00″WCoal306194219811988
Hams Hall CBirminghamWarwickshireWest Midlands52°31′29.08″N 1°42′19.00″WCoal3571958199219936 generators
Handsworth[8] 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
Harrogate[1] Harrogate North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber Coal 15.9
Hartlepool Nuclear Power StationSeaton CarewCounty DurhamNorth East54°38′5.94″N 1°10′51.08″WNuclear (AGR)12101983To be decommissioned 2009-14
HartsheadHeyrodGreater ManchesterNorth West53°29′29.04″N 2°2′42.97″WCoal64 (134.75 MW in 1971)192619791980s
HastingsHastingsEast SussexSouth East50°52′7.25″N 0°35′38.89″EGas11019661980s20032 generating sets
Hatfield[23][24]StainforthSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the HumberCCGT/IGCC9002016Project frozen
Hayle[11] Hayle Cornwall South West Coal 38 1977
Hereford[8] Hereford Herefordshire West Midlands 52°03'32.0"N 2°42'57.9"W Coal 4.6 1899 1939
Heron[25]Immingham DocksNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the HumberBiomass290TBD
Heysham 1HeyshamLancashireNorth West54°1′43.99″N 2°54′57.92″WNuclear (AGR)115019832014
Heysham 2HeyshamLancashireNorth West54°1′43.99″N 2°54′57.92″WNuclear (AGR)125019882023
High MarnhamDunhamNottinghamshireEast Midlands53°13′44.05″N 0°47′33.09″WCoal945195920032012
High Wycombe[1] High Wycombe Buckinghamshire South Coal 3.96
Hinkley Point AHinkley PointSomersetSouth West51°12′31.19″N 3°8′0.88″WNuclear (magnox)470195720002xNuclear (magnox)
Hinkley Point BHinkley PointSomersetSouth West51°12′33.18″N 3°7′38.87″WNuclear (AGR)1220197620232xAGR
Hinkley Point CHinkley PointSomersetSouth West51°12′31.19″N 3°8′0.88″WNuclear (PWR)32002027?2xEPR
HordenHordenCounty DurhamNorth East54°46′5.93″N 1°18′52.07″WCoal2.619261906?1987
Horden Horden County Durham North East 54°46′5.93″N 1°18′52.07″W Waste heat, gas from coke works 6 1934 before 1971
Hounslow[1] Hounslow London Greater London 51°28'10"N 0°20'53"W Coal / diesel 4.15 1904 1964 yes
Huddersfield[11] Huddersfield West Yorkshire North East 53.6524°N 1.7739°W / 53.6524; -1.7739 (Huddersfield) Coal 94 1893 1981 Yes
HuncoatAccringtonLancashireNorth West53°46′33.8″N 2°20′16.1″WCoal15019561984Partly - Admin block still stands5 x 30 MW units
ImminghamImmingham DocksNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber53°38′18.03″N 0°14′0.11″WCCGT12402004CHP (provides heat for the refinery)
Ince AEllesmere PortCheshireNorth West53°16′42.03″N 2°48′29.91″WCoal24019571980s1980s4x60 MW. Main use for power local uranium enrichment industry.
Ince BEllesmere PortCheshireNorth WestOil10501984199719992x500 MW + 2x25 MW OCGT
Ipswich[6] Ipswich Suffolk East Coal 17.25 1967
Ironbridge AIronbridgeShropshireWest Midlands52°37′48.07″N 2°30′42.92″WCoal200193219811983- Pump house and bridge still stands
Ironbridge BIronbridgeShropshireWest Midlands52°37′48.07″N 2°30′42.92″WCoal1000196920152019-2020 2x500 MW
Islington[6] Islington Islington Greater London Coal 22 1969
Keadby CCGTScunthorpeNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber53°35′40.01″N 0°45′2.08″WCCGT7201996
Keadby CoalScunthorpeNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber53°35′40.01″N 0°45′2.08″WCoal36019521984Yes
KearsleyKearsleyGreater ManchesterNorth West53°32′22.02″N 2°21′32.97″WCoal272192919801985(Kearsley A-C)
Kendal[1] Kendal Cumbria North West Oil engine 5
Kidderminster[8] Kidderminster Worcestershire West Midlands 52°22'57.6"N 2°15'04.3"W Coal 3 1898 late 1920s yes
Killingholme AKillingholmeNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber53°39′34″N 0°15′18″WCCGT6251994
Killingholme BKillingholmeNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber53°39′15″N 0°15′19″WCCGT9001993
King's LynnKing's LynnNorfolkEast52°43′38.10″N 0°22′47.84″ECCGT3251997
KingsnorthMedwayKentSouth East51°25′8.18″N 0°36′9.88″ECoal+Oil+Biofuel20001970[26]20122014-184 units, 10% Biofuel capacity
KingstonKingston upon ThamesGreater LondonGreater London51°24′55.22″N 0°18′22.08″WCoal11718931980Yes
KirkstallLeedsWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°48′15.01″N 1°35′33″WCoal??1976Yes
Knapton East Knapton Ryedale North East 54°10'51.7"N 0°38'30.7"W


OCGT 42 1995
Lancaster[11] Lancaster Lancashire North West 54°04'02.6"N 2°47'19.0"W Coal 49 1894 1976 yes
Langage[27]PlymouthDevonSouth West50°23′18.24″N 4°0′41.799″WCCGT87820102x452.5 MW
Ledbury[8] 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[8] Leek Staffordshire West Midlands 53°06'10.8"N 2°01'52.8"W Gas & Diesel engines 0.86 1904 1951
Leicester[11] Leicester Leicestershire East Midlands 52°37'10.6"N 1°08'35.7"W Coal (part oil) 131 1922 1976 yes There were 2 earlier stations
Leicester[20] Leicester Leicestershire East Midlands OCGT 102 1976 1990 yes
LemingtonLemingtonTyne and WearNorth East54°58′26.9″N 1°42′37.03″WCoal0.97190319191949 (partially)
Leominster[8] Leominster Herefordshire West Midlands 52°13'40.0"N 2°44'26.8"W Gas engines 0.06 1912 1922
LetchworthLetchworthHertfordshireEastCoal12 & 14.51967 & 1973 YesA & B stations
Lincoln[11] Lincoln Lincolnshire Midlands 53°13'39"N 0°31'26"W Coal 76 1898 1977 2007
Lister Drive Liverpool Merseyside 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 ALittle BarfordBedfordshireEast52°12′17.13″N 0°16′2.08″WCoal120193919811989
Little Barford BLittle BarfordBedfordshireEast52°12′17.13″N 0°16′2.08″WCCGT6801996Regenesys site
Littlebrook ADartfordKentSouth East51°27′55.20″N 0°14′29.92″ECoal+Oil?19391973?
Littlebrook BDartfordKentSouth East51°27′55.20″N 0°14′29.92″ECoal+Oil12019491975?
Littlebrook CDartfordKentSouth East51°27′55.20″N 0°14′29.92″ECoal+Oil24019561981?
Littlebrook DDartfordKentSouth East51°27′55.20″N 0°14′29.92″EOil1370198120152019Strategic Cold War station. 3X685 MW.
Littlebrook D OCGTDartfordKentSouth East51°27′55.20″N 0°14′29.92″EOCGT10519813x35 MW OCGT, each comprising 2xRR Concorde Gts
Lombard Road[6] Battersea Battersea Greater London 51°28'16"N 0°10'37"W Coal 50 1901 1972 Yes
Lots RoadLots RoadChelseaGreater London51°28′40.19″N 0°10′53.08″WCoal+Oil+Gas180019052002?Commercial development planned on the site
Ludlow[8] Ludlow Shropshire West Midlands 52°22'11.9"N 2°43'00.2"W Gas engines & hydro 0.07 1906 1927
Luton[6] Luton Bedfordshire East 51°52’45”N, 00°24’34”W Coal, Oil 23 1901 1969 1972
Lydney[8] Lydney Gloucestershire West Midlands 51°44'10.2"N 2°32'19.2"W Coal 17.5 1923 1967
Lymington[1] Lymington Hampshire South 50°45'27"N 1°32'04"W Coal,

Oil engine

1.5,

0.49

1899 1959 yes
LynemouthLynemouthNorthumberlandNorth East55°12′14.9″N 1°31′20.07″WCoal + Biomass4201972
Macclesfield[1] Macclesfield Cheshire North West Oil engine 2 1901 1960s
Maidstone Maidstone Kent South East Coal 13.125 1901 1973
Malvern[8] 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
ManorsNewcastle upon TyneTyne and WearNorth East54°58′17.92″N 1°36′23.07″WCoal19011936Grade II listed, converted into a Church
Marchwood AMarchwoodHampshireSouth East50°53′53.91″N 1°26′13.31″Woil48019531983/48x60
Marchwood BMarchwoodHampshireSouth East50°53′53.91″N 1°26′13.31″WCCGT8402009
Market Drayton[8] Market Drayton Shropshire West Midlands 52°54'08.9"N 2°28'53.9"W Coal 0.26 1902 1954
Meaford AMeafordStaffordshireWest Midlands52°55′33.08″N 2°9′58.97″WCoal1201948197419824x30 MW
Meaford BMeafordStaffordshireWest Midlands52°55′33.08″N 2°9′58.97″WCoal2401957199119964x60 MW
MedwayMedwayKentSouth East51°26′0.21″N 0°40′59.85″ECCGT70019952x226.7 MW
MexboroughMexboroughSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°29′37.02″N 1°15′49.02″WCoal1201950s198119884x30 MW
NeasdenNeasdenGreater LondonGreater London51°33′35.16″N 0°15′41.05″WCoal?19041968?
Nechells A & B[20] Nechells Birmingham West Midlands Coal B: 212 A: 1923

B:  1954

1982
NeepsendNeepsendSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°24’19”N, 1°29’08”W Coal160 19101976yes
Nelson[1] Nelson Lancashire North West 53.8435°N 2.2143°W / 53.8435; -2.2143 (Nelson) Coal 12.75 1893 1960 yes Originally providing only 43KW.[2] Sub station remains.
Neptune BankWallsendTyne and WearNorth East54°59′0.91″N 1°31′55.05″WCoal4.51901YesYes
Newburn SteelworksNewburnTyne and WearNorth EastCoal2.7519081924
Newbury[1] 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[8] 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[11] Newton Abbot Devon South West Coal 35 1974
North Blyth Biomass ProjectBlythNorthumberlandNorth EastBiomass (various)1002015
North Tees ABillinghamCounty DurhamNorth East54°35′12.94″N 1°15′47.07″WCoal401921Yes
North Tees BBillinghamCounty DurhamNorth East54°35′12.94″N 1°15′47.07″WCoalYes
North Tees CBillinghamCounty DurhamNorth East54°35′12.94″N 1°15′47.07″WCoal120194919831987
NorthamptonNorthamptonNorthamptonshireEast Midlands52°13′52.12″N 0°53′9.03″WCoal1920s1975Planning has been granted for University of Northampton to build on this site
Northfleet[6] Gravesham Kent South East Coal 720 1963 1991 1994 Converted to oil firing 1972
North Wilford See Wilford power station
NorwichNorwichNorfolkEast52°37’15”N 1°19’06”E Coal73.51922 19751982
Norwich[6] Norwich Norfolk East 52°37’15”N 1°19’06”E Oil (gas turbine) 110 1966 1986 Yes
Nottingham[20] 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 stationOldburySouth GloucestershireSouth West51°38′56.15″N 2°34′14.89″WNuclear (magnox)47019672012
Oswestry[8] Oswestry Shropshire West Midlands 52°51'33.2"N 3°03'10.8"W Coal 0.4 1895 1936
Oxford[28] (or Osney[29])OxfordOxfordshireSouth East51°45′4.5″N 1°16′19″WCoal (1892–1963), Oil (1963–1969)[28]22 (1965)[28]1892[28]1969[28]No[29]Building later used by University of Oxford[28]
Padiham A (Stage 1)PadihamLancashireNorth West53.795488°N 2.327372°W / 53.795488; -2.327372 ("Padiham A (Stage 1)")Coal121926Stage 2Yes2x6 MW
Padiham A (Stage 2)PadihamLancashireNorth West53.795488°N 2.327372°W / 53.795488; -2.327372 ("Padiham A (Stage 2)")Coal24.51929Stage 3YesAddition of 1x12.5 MW
Padiham A (Stage 3)PadihamLancashireNorth West53.795488°N 2.327372°W / 53.795488; -2.327372 ("Padiham A (Stage 3)")Coal49.519401969YesAddition of 2x12.5 MW
Padiham BPadihamLancashireNorth West53.795488°N 2.327372°W / 53.795488; -2.327372 ("Padiham B")Coal24019571993Yes
Pandon DeneNewcastle upon TyneTyne and WearNorth EastCoal0.1518901902Yes
Percival Lane[1] Runcorn Cheshire North West 53°20'15"N 2°45'07"W Coal 115 1921 Yes
Peterborough[6] Peterborough Cambridgeshire East Coal 57 1976
PeterboroughPeterboroughCambridgeshireEast52°34′37.11″N 0°12′14.10″WCCGT4051993
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaTyne and WearNorth East54°51′41.94″N 1°28′52.03″WCoal1905YesGrade II listed, This site has been refurbished as the Philadeliphia Complex
Plymouth[30] 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)[6] Poplar Tower Hamlets Greater London Coal 25 1900 1967
Portbury DockPortburyNorth SomersetSouth WestBiomass1502012
Portishead APortisheadSomersetSouth West51°29′28.17″N 2°45′17.88″WCoal240192919761982The site is now occupied by housing and the dock has become a marina
Portishead BPortisheadSomersetSouth West51°29′28.17″N 2°45′17.88″WCoal+Oil?195519821992The 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
PortrackBillinghamCounty DurhamNorth East54°34′16.05″N 1°15′59.95″WWaste20197719961998-2000
Preston (Crown Street) Preston Lancashire North West 53.7646°N 2.7028°W / 53.7646; -2.7028 (Preston (Crown Street)) Coal 3.97 1891 >1924 replaced by Ribble power station
RadcliffeRadcliffeGreater ManchesterNorth West53°33′13″N 2°20′21.95″WCoal319051959?
Ramsgate[1] Ramsgate Kent South 51°20'31"N 01°24'34"E Coal 2.25 1905 1958 yes sub-station on site
Ratcliffe-on-SoarRatcliffe-on-SoarNottinghamshireEast Midlands52°51′55.07″N 1°15′18″WCoal202119684x500 MW
Rawtenstall[1] Rawtenstall Lancashire North West 53.6961°N 2.2652°W / 53.6961; -2.2652 (Rawtenstall) Coal 12.5 1958 In 1916 a transmission line installed to Accrington, so that both stations could supply Haslingden.[2] A significant part of the building still exists.
Reading[1] Reading Berkshire South 51°27'42"N 0°58'18"W Coal 10.7 1895 1960s yes
Redditch[8] 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 See Greenhill power station
Ribble A Preston Lancashire North West 53.7572°N 2.7280°W / 53.7572; -2.7280 (Ribble A) Coal 50 1924 1982 4x12.5 MW
Ribble B[11] Preston Lancashire North West 53.7572°N 2.7280°W / 53.7572; -2.7280 (Ribble B) Coal 126 1943 1976 1982 4x31.5 MW
RichboroughRichboroughKentSouth East51°18′36.20″N 1°20′54.81″ECoal+Oil360196219962012
Rochdale[1] Rochdale Greater Manchester North West 53.6146°N 2.1660°W / 53.6146; -2.1660 ("Richborough") Coal 10.7 1901 1958 yes
RocksavageRuncornCheshireNorth West53°18′56.02″N 2°43′30.91″WCCGT81019983x270 MW CCGT
Roosecote ARoosecoteCumbriaNorth West54°6′17.98″N 3°11′15.88″WCoal12019541986?
Roosecote BRoosecoteCumbriaNorth West54°6′17.98″N 3°11′15.88″WCCGT229199120122015The first CCGT in the UK
Roosecote Roosecote Cumbria North West 54°6′17.98″N 3°11′15.88″W Battery storage 49 2018
Ross-on-Wye[8] Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire West Midlands 51°54'56.8"N 2°34'53.4"W Coal 0.1 1902 1930s
RotherhamRotherhamSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°26′8.02″N 1°21′26.01″WCoal56192319781978-79
Rugeley ARugeleyStaffordshireWest Midlands52°45′25.06″N 1°54′59″WCoal6001963199519955x120 MW
Rugeley BRugeleyStaffordshireWest Midlands52°45′25.06″N 1°54′59″WCoal1006197020162x500 MW
Runcorn [31]Weston Point, RuncornCheshireNorth West53°19′45.9″N 2°45′14.7″WWaste83.82014Generates electricity and heat for nearby Ineos Chlor chemical plant.
Rye House AHoddesdonHertfordshireEast51°45′45.15″N 0°0′38.89″ECoal12019531982<1993
Rye House BHoddesdonHertfordshireEast51°45′45.15″N 0°0′38.89″ECCGT7151993(3x178 + 1x295 MW) CCGT
Salisbury[1] Salisbury Wiltshire South 51°04'09"N 1°47'52"W Coal 2.9 1898 1970 redeveloped
Salt EndSalt EndEast YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°44′39.02″N 0°14′2.10″WCCGT110019993x367 MW CCGT
Scarborough[1] Scarborough North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber 54°16'19"N 0°25'02"W Coal 9.375 1893 1958 yes
Sculcoates[11] Sculcoates Hull North East 53°45'48.9"N 0°20'41.7"W Coal 122 1898 1976 Yes
Seabank 1BristolBristolSouth West51°32′24.17″N 2°40′7.89″WCCGT82019983x273.3 MW
Seabank 2BristolBristolSouth West51°32′24.17″N 2°40′7.89″WCCGT114520001x414 MW
Seal SandsSeal SandsCounty DurhamNorth East54°36′23.94″N 1°12′10.1″WOCGT5019971x50 MW
Sellafield CHPSeascaleCumbriaNorth West54°25′13.94″N 3°29′50.89″WCCGT1551993(3x37 + 1x44) MW CCGT
Sevington[32]SevingtonKentSouth East51°3′56.381″N 0°51′45.221″EGas engine102002
Sheffield See Blackburn Meadows and Neepsend
Shoreditch[1] Shoreditch London Greater London Coal 24.5
Shoreham ASouthwickWest SussexSouth East50°49′46.24″N 0°13′50.04″WCoal53190419761988
Shoreham BSouthwickWest SussexSouth East50°49′46.24″N 0°13′50.04″WCoal3421958Yes1998
Shoreham CSouthwickWest SussexSouth East50°49′46.24″N 0°13′50.04″WCCGT4202000
Shorts Gardens Covent Garden London Greater London Diesel Engines 2.8 1896 1962
Shrewsbury[8] Shrewsbury Shropshire West Midlands 52°42'34.4"N 2°45'12.1"W Coal 2 1895 1956
Sizewell ASizewellSuffolkEast52°12′54.13″N 1°37′10.80″ENuclear (magnox)65019662006
Sizewell BSizewellSuffolkEast52°12′54.13″N 1°37′10.80″ENuclear (PWR)119019952035
Sizewell CSizewellSuffolkEast52°12′54.13″N 1°37′10.80″ENuclear (PWR)32002030?
Skelton Grange ALeedsWest YorkshireYorkshire and the HumberCoal36019481983
Skelton Grange BLeedsWest YorkshireYorkshire and the HumberCoal44819601994
Skelton Grange Biogas[33]LeedsWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°46′13.345″N 1°26′46.718″WBiogas1.72006Landfill plant
Sleaford[34]SleafordLincolnshireEast Midlands52°59′57.904″N 0°22′58.769″WBiomass (Straw)402014
Slough Heat and PowerSloughBerkshireSouth East51°31′29.6976″N 0°37′46.3116″WBiomass (wood chips and waste paper...)471920s
Smethwick Smethwick West Midlands West Midlands Coal 31.625 1904 1949 Ref.[8]
South Denes See Great Yarmouth
South Humber Bank 1StallingboroughNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber53°36′5.01″N 0°8′47.11″WCCGT7691996(3x169 + 1x162) MW
South Humber Bank 2StallingboroughNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber53°36′5.01″N 0°8′47.11″WCCGT5161998(2x174 + 1x168) MW
South Shields[1] South Shields Tyne and Wear North East 54°59'27"N 1°26'42"W Coal 10.5 1893 1958 yes
South Shore RoadGatesheadTyne and WearNorth EastCoal??YesYes
Southend[6] Southend-on-Sea Essex East Petrol/Diesel 5.65 1966
Southport[1] Southport Merseyside North West 53.6441°N 2.9631°W / 53.6441; -2.9631 ("Southport") Coal 17.25 yes
Spa Road[9]LincolnLincolnshireEast MidlandsCoal?18941917?yes
SpaldingSpaldingLincolnshireEast Midlands52°48′28.09″N 0°7′56.11″WCCGT8802004(2x252 + 1x366) MW
Spondon[35][36][11]SpondonDerbyshireEast Midlands52°54′23.055″N 1°24′3.021″WCoal181920s1982yes
Stafford[1] Stafford Staffordshire Midlands 52°48'31"N 2°07'18"W Coal 6 1895 1958 yes
Staythorpe ASouthwellNottinghamshireEast Midlands53°4′29.06″N 0°51′21.05″WCoal11219501983Yes
Staythorpe BSouthwellNottinghamshireEast Midlands53°4′29.06″N 0°51′21.05″WCoal35419621994Yes
Staythorpe CSouthwellNottinghamshireEast Midlands53°4′29.06″N 0°51′21.05″WCCGT165020104x420 MW
Stallingborough Biomass[37][38]StallingboroughNorth East Lincolnshire,Yorkshire and the Humber53°35′0.025″N 0°11′0.094″WBiomass652011
Stella NorthLemingtonTyne and WearNorth East54°58′26.9″N 1°43′33.05″WCoal240195419911992-1997A business park is now being built on the site
Stella SouthBlaydonTyne and WearNorth East54°58′26.9″N 1°43′33.05″WCoal300195419911995-1996A housing estate is now being built on the site
StepneyLimehouseLondonGreater London51°30′34.19″N 0°2′4.1″WCoalsmall19071972yes
Stockport[11] Stockport Greater Manchester North West 53°24’44”N, 2°09’15”W Coal 92.5 1899 1976 yes
Stoke-on-Trent[1] Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire West Midlands 53°01'01"N 2°10'18"W Coal 31 1913 1960s yes
Stourport A[11] Stourport Worcestershire West Midlands 52°20'01"N 2°16'28"W Coal 173 1926 1978 yes
Stourport B[20] Stourport Worcestershire West Midlands Coal 112 1950 1983/4 yes
St Helens[1] St. Helens Merseyside North West 53°27’02”N, 2°44’54”W Coal 24 1896 late 1960s yes
St. Marylebone[6] Marylebone Westminster Greater London Coal 35.1 1965
St. Mary's[1] 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 Street[39]Stuart StreetGreater ManchesterNorth West53°29′9.03″N 2°11′33.97″WCoal17519001975late 1970s
SunderlandSunderlandTyne and WearNorth East54°54′41.92″N 1°23′47.05″WCoal34?19761979The site is now occupied by a PC World outlet.
Sutton Bridge ASutton BridgeLincolnshireEast Midlands52°45′26.08″N 0°11′34.85″ECCGT80019993x266.7 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[1] Swindon Wiltshire South Coal 35
Taylors LaneWillesdenLondonGreater London51°32′46.20″N 0°15′27.08″WCoal28.619031972?
Taylors LaneWillesdenLondonGreater London51°32′46.20″N 0°15′27.08″WOCGT14419792x72 MW
Teesport Renewable Energy PlantTeesportRedcar and ClevelandNorth East54°35′50.67″N 1°10′12.84″WBiomass (woodpellets)300
Teesside EfW plantBillinghamCounty DurhamNorth East54°34′36.94″N 1°7′14.06″WWaste201998
TeessideWiltonRedcar and ClevelandNorth East54°34′36.94″N 1°7′14.06″WCCGT187519932013yesLargest CCGT plant in Europe
Templeborough Rotherham South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber 53.4222°N 1.3733°W / 53.4222; -1.3733 (Templeborough) Biomass 44 2018
Tewkesbury[8] Tewkesbury Gloucestershire West Midlands 51°59'30.3"N 2°09'36.6"W Gas engines 0.085 1909 1930
Thanet[1] Broadstairs Kent South 51°22'12"N 01°25'09"E Coal 6 1901 1964 yes
The CloseNewcastle upon TyneTyne and WearNorth East54°57′58.93″N 1°36′51.03″WCoal519021948yes
The Close Stage 1Newcastle upon TyneTyne and WearNorth EastCoal11902Stage 2yes
The Close Stage 2Newcastle upon TyneTyne and WearNorth EastCoal519071948yes
Thetford power station[40]ThetfordNorfolkEastBiomass (poultry litter)391999
ThorSeal SandsCounty DurhamNorth East54°36′10.94″N 1°12′10.07″WCCGT1020
Thornhill[11] Dewsbury West Yorkshire North East 53°40′37.7″N 1°39′16.5″W Coal 186 1902 1982 yes
Thornhill power stationDewsburyWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°40′37.7″N 1°39′16.5″WGas501998 operational
Thorpe MarshDoncasterSouth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53°34′50.03″N 1°5′7.07″WCoal1100196319941990s (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 ATilburyThurrock, EssexEast51°27′18.21″N 0°23′29.89″EOil360195619811999
Tilbury BTilburyThurrock, EssexEast51°27′18.21″N 0°23′29.89″ECoal+Oil+Biofuel1131196720132016-19
Torquay Torquay Devon South West Coal
Tunbridge Wells[6] Tunbridge Wells Kent South East Coal 11.25 1968
Trafford[11] Trafford Greater Manchester North West Coal

Fuel oil

58

15

1929

1952

1976

1967

yes Steam and gas turbine
Trafford[41]CarringtonGreater ManchesterNorth WestCCGT1520TBDOn the same site as Carrington
Uxbridge[1] Uxbridge Middlesex South Coal 4.16
Wakefield AWakefieldWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53° 40′ 25″ N 1° 28′ 24″ W Coalpre-WWIIyesyes
Wakefield BWakefieldWest YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber53° 40′ 25″ N 1° 28′ 24″ W Coal224195719911994
Wallasey[1] 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 see Birchills Power Station
Walsall[20] (Birchills) Walsall Birmingham West Midlands Coal 191 1949 1982 1987 see Birchills Power Station
Walthamstow[6] Walthamstow Waltham Forest Greater London Coal 19.5 1904 1967 yes
Wandsworth[1] Wandsworth London Greater London 51°27'40"N 0°11'40"W Coal 22 1897 1965 yes
Warrington[11] 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
WatfordWatfordHertfordshireEast51°38′34.425″N 0°24′15.615″WCoal18991990yes
Wednesbury[8] Wednesbury West Midlands West Midlands 52°33'03.8"N 2°01'14.2"W Gas engines 0.25 1910 1919
West Bromwich[8] West Bromwich West Midlands West Midlands 52°31'52.6"N 2°00'26.4"W Refuse 6.65 1901 1928
West Burton ABoleNottinghamshireEast Midlands53°21′54.03″N 0°49′10.05″WCoal19721967[42]
West Burton BBoleNottinghamshireEast Midlands53°21′54.03″N 0°49′10.05″WCCGT12702012
West HamCanning TownLondonGreater London51°31′5.19″N 0°0′4.94″ECoal11419041983Yes
West ThurrockWest ThurrockEssexEast51°28′10.21″N 0°17′19.9″ECoal130019621993yes
Weston-super-Mare[1] Weston-super-Mare Somerset South West Coal 2.6 1958
WestwoodInce-in-MakerfieldGreater ManchesterNorth West53°32′16.67″N 2°37′39.65″WCoal?19501980s1989
Weymouth[1] Weymouth Dorset South Coal 4.65
Wheldale[43][44]CastlefordWest YorkshireYorkshire and the HumberGas10~2000
Whinfield Stage 1Rowlands GillTyne and WearNorth East54°55′3.45″N 1°45′52.87″WCoal1896Stage 21970s
Whinfield Stage 2Rowlands GillTyne and WearNorth East54°55′3.45″N 1°45′52.87″WCoal191419321970s
Whitebirk Power StationWhitebirk, near BlackburnLancashireNorth West53°45′36″N 02°26′54″WCoal14319211976yesAlso 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[8] Wickwar Gloucstershire West Midlands 51°35'57.0"N 2°23'49.1"W Coal & small hydro 0.03 1888 Late 1920s
WilfordWilfordNottinghamshireEast Midlands52°55′55.07″N 1°10′1.05″WCoal3161925[45]1981yesExpanded 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 AWillingtonDerbyshireEast Midlands52°51′14.08″N 1°33′54.02″WCoal40019571990spartly ~20004x100 MW
Willington B[46]WillingtonDerbyshireEast Midlands52°51′14.076″N 1°33′54.023″WCoal4001960s1990spartly ~20002x200 MW
WiltonWiltonRedcar and ClevelandNorth East54°35′21.92″N 1°7′7.07″WCoal, Oil + Gas1971952
Wilton 10WiltonRedcar and ClevelandNorth East54°35′21.92″N 1°7′7.07″WBiomass (sustainable wood, sawmill and offcut waste)302007
Wilton 11WiltonRedcar and ClevelandNorth East54°35′21.92″N 1°7′7.07″WWaste352016
Wimbledon Wimbledon Greater London London 51°25’52”N, 0°11’33”W Coal 24.2 1899 1968 yes
WinfrithWinfrith NewburghDorsetSouth West50°40′55.25″N 2°15′39.89″WNuclear100196819902018Research reactor site active 1958-1995
Winnington CHP[47][48]NorthwichCheshireNorth WestGas CHP1302000One of the largest CHP in the United Kingdom.
Woking[1] Woking Surrey South East 51°19’26”N, 00°33’01”W Coal 7 1890 1960
Wolverhampton[11] 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.
Woolwich[49]LondonLondonGreater London51°29′40.197″N 0°3′56.933″ECoal57189319781979The site of the main power station building is now occupied by the Waterfront Leisure Centre car park.
Worcester[11] Worcester Worcestershire Midlands 52°11′30″N 02°13′43″W Coal + hydro 37.5 1894 1976 1979
Worthing[1] Worthing Sussex South Oil engine 1.29 1958
York See Foss Island

Non-thermal

Hydropower and wave

Name Location County Region Coordinates Type Total capacity (MW) Opened Closed Demolished Notes
Backbarrow Power Station[50][51]BackbarrowCumbriaNorth West54°15′15.857″N 2°59′25.389″WSmall hydro0.32520003 Kaplan turbines
BedlingtonNorthumberlandNorth EastSmall hydro0.31989
Beeston[52]BeestonNottinghamshireEast Midlands52°55′8.043″N 1°13′41.043″WSmall hydro1.662000UK’s largest "run-of river" hydro-electric plant
Belper North Mill[53]BelperDerbyshireEast Midlands53°1′41.579″N 1°29′12.841″WSmall hydro0.351998
BiddulphBiddulphStaffordshireWest MidlandsSmall hydro0.00
Blockley[8] Blockley Gloucestershire West Midlands 52°00'47.5"N 1°45'39.6"W Small hydro 0.02 1888 c. 1931
Borrowash Mill[53]BorrowashDerbyshireEast Midlands52°54′0.055″N 1°22′0.031″WSmall hydro0.1791995
Brignall Mill[54][55]BrignallCounty DurhamNorth East54°30′20.95″N 1°53′54.011″WSmall hydro0.003
Burton MillBurton upon TrentStaffordshireWest MidlandsSmall hydro0.071998
Chagford[1] Devon South West Small hydro 0.026
Coniston[1] Coniston Lancashire North West Small hydro 0.30 1932 after 1963
Cotton Valley Sewage Works 2[17][55]Milton KeynesBuckinghamshireSouth East52°3′27.216″N 0°42′31.916″WSmall hydro0.0152006
Cuckney School[53]CuckneyNottinghamshireEast Midlands53°14′6.031″N 1°9′14.024″WSmall hydro0.0082006
De Lank Quarry[56][57]St BrewardCornwallSouth WestSmall hydro0.32002
Derwent ReservoirBlanchlandCounty Durham/NorthumberlandNorth EastSmall hydro0.0971957
Downton[1] 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[8] Pershore Worcestershire West Midlands 52°06'44.4"N 2°00'20.9"W Small hydro 0.009 1900 c. 1925
Gants MillBrutonSomersetSouth West51°6′23.2″N 2°28′0.91″WSmall hydro0.0122004
Glen Lyn GorgeLynmouthDevonSouth WestSmall hydro0.3
Guildford Hydro[58][59]GuildfordSurreySouth East51°10′48.202″N 0°45′0.034″WSmall hydro0.0352006
Hamlyn MillSwaffhamNorfolkEastSmall hydro0.0072006
Houghton MillHoughtonCambridgeshireEastSmall hydro0.0121999
Kielder WaterKielderNorthumberlandNorth East55°10′59.91″N 2°30′0.003″WSmall hydro121982
Linton[1] Linton-on-Ouse North Yorkshire North East Small hydro 0.75 before 1923
Longbridge Weir HydroDerbyDerbyshireEast Midlands52°55′22″N 1°28′15″WSmall hydro0.0232013
Ludlow[8] Ludlow Shropshire West Midlands 52°22'11.9"N 2°43'00.2"W Gas engines & small hydro
Marytavy[1] Marytavy Devon South West Small hydro 3.988
Masson Mill[53]Matlock BathDerbyshireEast Midlands53°6′46.038″N 1°33′42.004″WSmall hydro0.261994
Newbury Newbury Berkshire South 51° 24’ 07”N, 1° 18’ 53”W Small hydro 0.112 1905 before 1954
Osney Lock Hydro[60]OxfordOxfordshireSouth East51°44′59.4384″N 1°16′23.5056″WSmall Hydro0.0492015
Ringwood[1] Ringwood Hampshire South Hydro + oil engine 0.147
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 HydroSettleNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber54°07′26″N 2°28′08″WSmall hydro0.052009
Stockport hydro Marple Stockport Cheshire North West Small hydro 0.068 2012
Tellisford Mill Tellisford Somerset South West 51°17′54.06″N 2°16′51.86″W Small hydro 0.075 2007
Torrs HydroNew MillsDerbyshireEast Midlands53°21′50″N 2°00′01″WSmall hydro0.0632008
Whalley Hydro[61]WhalleyLancashireNorth West53.8186°N 2.4041°W / 53.8186; -2.4041 ("Whalley Hydro")Small hydro0.12014
Wave HubHayleCornwallSouth West50°18′40.23″N 5°31′29.69″WWave2020142019
Wickwar[8] 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.

  • 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

Wind power

See also

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