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.
Name | Location | District/ county | Region | Coordinates | Type | Total capacity (MW) | Opened | Closed | Demolished | Notes | |
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Accrington [1] | Accrington | Lancashire | North West | 53°45′24″N2°22′16″W / 53.7566°N 2.3712°W | 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 A | North Acton | Ealing | Greater London | 51°31′50.18″N0°15′21.07″W / 51.5306056°N 0.2558528°W | Coal | ? | 1899 | 1950? | yes | ||
Acton Lane B | North Acton | Ealing | Greater London | 51°31′50.18″N0°15′21.07″W / 51.5306056°N 0.2558528°W | Coal | 150 | 1950 | 1983 | >1989 | ||
Agecroft A | Pendlebury | Salford | North West | 53°30′55.01″N2°18′2.95″W / 53.5152806°N 2.3008194°W | Coal | 100 | 1925 | 1992 | 1993-94 | 4x25 MW generators | |
Agecroft B | Pendlebury | Salford | North West | 53°30′55.01″N2°18′2.95″W / 53.5152806°N 2.3008194°W | Coal | 120 | 1962 | 1992 | 1993-94 | 2x60 MW generator | |
Agecroft C | Pendlebury | Salford | North West | 53°30′55.01″N2°18′2.95″W / 53.5152806°N 2.3008194°W | Coal | 240 | 1962 | 1992 | 1993-94 | 2x120 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 Incinerator | Maidstone | Kent | South East | 51°17′34.08″N0°29′28.32″E / 51.2928000°N 0.4912000°E | 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 [3] | |||||
Ayresome [1] | Middlesbrough | North Yorkshire | North East | Waste heat | 3 | ||||||
Back o' th' Bank [4] | Bolton | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°35′35″N2°25′27″W / 53.5930°N 2.4243°W | Coal | 89 | 1914 | 1979 | 1982 | Also known as Bolton p.s. | |
Bankside A | Bankside | Southwark | Greater London | 51°30′25.17″N0°5′55.08″W / 51.5069917°N 0.0986333°W | Coal + oil | 95 | 1891 | 1959 | 1959 | ||
Bankside B | Bankside | Southwark | Greater London | 51°30′25.17″N0°5′55.08″W / 51.5069917°N 0.0986333°W | Oil | 300 | 1952 | 1981 | Building converted to Tate Modern gallery in 2000 | ||
Barking A | Creekmouth | Barking and Dagenham | Greater London | 51°30′59.31″N0°6′39.55″E / 51.5164750°N 0.1109861°E | Coal | 600 | 1925 | 1976 | yes | ||
Barking B | Creekmouth | Barking and Dagenham | Greater London | 51°30′59.31″N0°6′39.55″E / 51.5164750°N 0.1109861°E | Coal | 144 | 1939 | 1976 | yes | ||
Barking C | Creekmouth | Barking and Dagenham | Greater London | 51°30′59.31″N0°6′39.55″E / 51.5164750°N 0.1109861°E | Coal | 220 | 1954 | 1981 | yes | ||
Barking Reach | Dagenham | Barking and Dagenham | Greater London | 51°31′16.19″N0°8′48.93″E / 51.5211639°N 0.1469250°E | CCGT | 1000 | 1995 | ||||
Barking Urban District Council | East St Barking | Barking and Dagenham | Greater London | 51°32′14.49″N0°4′46.23″E / 51.5373583°N 0.0795083°E | Coal | ? | 1897 | 1927 | ? | ||
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°06′57″N3°13′20″W / 54.1158°N 3.2221°W | Coal | 23 | 1899 | 1960 | yes | ||
Barton | Trafford Park | Trafford | North West | 53°28′23.03″N2°20′55.97″W / 53.4730639°N 2.3488806°W | Coal | 69 | 1923 | 1974 | 1978-79 | ||
Barton Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) [5] | Barton-upon-Irwell | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°28′05.4″N2°22′11.2″W / 53.468167°N 2.369778°W | 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 [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 A | Battersea | Wandsworth | Greater London | 51°28′54.18″N0°8′41.09″W / 51.4817167°N 0.1447472°W | Coal | 243 | 1935 | 1975 | Redeveloped, opened to the public in 2022 | ||
Battersea B | Battersea | Wandsworth | Greater London | 51°28′54.18″N0°8′41.09″W / 51.4817167°N 0.1447472°W | Coal | 503 | 1955 | 1983 | Redeveloped, opened to the public in 2022 | ||
Beckenham [1] | Beckenham | London | Greater London | Coal | 4.75 | ||||||
Bedford [6] | Bedford | Bedfordshire | East | Coal | 13.75 | 1894 | 1966 | ||||
Belvedere [7] | Belvedere | Bexley | Greater London | 51°30′16.213″N0°9′33.883″E / 51.50450361°N 0.15941194°E | Oil | ? | 1962 | 1980s | 1992 | ||
Berkeley 1 | Berkeley | Gloucestershire | South West | 51°41′33.17″N2°29′36.92″W / 51.6925472°N 2.4935889°W | Nuclear (magnox) | 138 | 1962 | 1989 | |||
Berkeley 2 | Berkeley | Gloucestershire | South West | 51°41′33.17″N2°29′36.92″W / 51.6925472°N 2.4935889°W | Nuclear (magnox) | 138 | 1962 | 1988 | |||
Berwick-upon-Tweed | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Northumberland | North East | 55°45′59.86″N2°0′17.06″W / 55.7666278°N 2.0047389°W | Coal | 1930s | 1990s | ||||
Birchills (Walsall) | Birchills | Walsall | West Midlands | 52°35′46.098″N1°59′51.979″W / 52.59613833°N 1.99777194°W | Coal | 17.5 | 1916 | 1967 | yes | ||
Birkdale [1] | Southport | Liverpool City Region | 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°44′44″N2°28′52″W / 53.7456°N 2.481°W | Coal | 150 | 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 Plant | Blackburn Meadows | Sheffield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°25′5.03″N1°24′17.04″W / 53.4180639°N 1.4047333°W | Biomass (recycled waste wood) | 25 | 2014 | ||||
Blackburn Meadows | Blackburn Meadows | Sheffield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°25′5.03″N1°24′17.04″W / 53.4180639°N 1.4047333°W | Coal | 72 | 1921 | 1980 | 2008 (cooling towers) | ||
Blackpool [1] | Blackpool | Lancashire | North West | 53°48′36″N3°03′06″W / 53.8099°N 3.0517°W | Coal + diesel engine | 18.7 | yes | ||||
Blackwall Point | Greenwich Peninsula | Greenwich | Greater London | 51°29′52.18″N0°0′40.9″E / 51.4978278°N 0.011361°E | 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 | 54°57′14.9″N1°44′38.01″W / 54.954139°N 1.7438917°W | Waste Heat | 0.55 | 1904 | Stage 2 | |||
Blaydon Burn Stage 2 | Blaydon | Tyne and Wear | North East | Waste Heat | 3 | 1916 | 1959 | ||||
Bloom Street [9] [10] | Manchester | Manchester | North West | Coal | 7.2 | 1901 | ? | ? | |||
Blyth A | Cambois | Northumberland | North East | 55°8′32.92″N1°31′37.07″W / 55.1424778°N 1.5269639°W | 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 | 53°26′2.01″N2°41′17.92″W / 53.4338917°N 2.6883111°W | Coal | 300 | 1960 | 1990 | yes | ||
Bolton (Spa Road) [11] | Bolton | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°34′40″N2°26′18″W / 53.5777°N 2.4383°W | 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 | 53°48′11″N1°45′15″W / 53.802947°N 1.754141°W | Coal | 70 | 1889 | 1976 | 1978 | Site is now occupied by industrial and commercial units. | |
Bradwell A | Bradwell-on-Sea | Essex | East | 51°44′29.17″N0°53′48.82″E / 51.7414361°N 0.8968944°E | Nuclear (magnox) | 123 | 1962 | 2002 | |||
Bradwell B | Bradwell-on-Sea | Essex | East | 51°44′38″N0°54′30″E / 51.74389°N 0.90833°E | Nuclear (PWR) | 2200 | 2029? | 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 | |||||
Brimsdown | Brimsdown | Enfield | Greater London | 51°39′38.19″N0°1′18.09″W / 51.6606083°N 0.0216917°W | 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 [1] | Bromborough | Liverpool City Region | North West | 53°20'04.2"N 2°57'44.5"W | Oil | 210 | 1951 | 1980 | 1986 | ||
Brunswick Wharf | Blackwall | Tower Hamlets | Greater London | 51°30′29.17″N0°0′3.93″E / 51.5081028°N 0.0010917°E | Coal+oil | 340 | 1952 | 1984 | 1989 | ||
Bude | Bude | Cornwall | Gas + oil | 0.136 | |||||||
Bulls Bridge | Hayes | Hillingdon | Greater London | 51°30′7.2″N0°24′32.06″W / 51.502000°N 0.4089056°W | OCGT | 280 | 1980 | 1993 | yes | ||
Burghfield [13] | Burghfield | Berkshire | South East | 51°25′46.412″N1°0′14.166″W / 51.42955889°N 1.00393500°W | Gas | 45 | 1998 | ||||
Burnley [1] | Burnley | Lancashire | North West | 53°47′12″N2°14′23″W / 53.7868°N 2.2397°W | 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 Hall | Seascale | Cumbria | North West | 54°25′13.94″N3°29′50.89″W / 54.4205389°N 3.4974694°W | Nuclear (magnox) | 200 | 1956 | 2003 | 2007 (cooling towers) | 4x50 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"W | Coal | 5.25 | 1899 | 1927 | No | Building extant | |
Carlisle | Carlisle | Cumbria | North West | 54°53′7.35″N2°54′8.10″W / 54.8853750°N 2.9022500°W | Coal | 86.9 | 1923 | 1980 | 1988 | ||
Carrington CCGT | Carrington | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°26′9.01″N2°24′38.94″W / 53.4358361°N 2.4108167°W | CCGT | 910 | 2016 | 2 x Alstom GT26 Single Shaft | |||
Carrington Coal | Carrington | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°26′9.01″N2°24′38.94″W / 53.4358361°N 2.4108167°W | Coal | 240 | 1956 | 1991 | 1990s | ||
Carville A | Wallsend | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°59′16.92″N1°31′21.05″W / 54.9880333°N 1.5225139°W | Coal | 10 | 1904 | 1932 | 1962 | ||
Carville B | Wallsend | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°59′16.92″N1°31′21.05″W / 54.9880333°N 1.5225139°W | Coal | 55 | 1916 | 1960s | 1962 | ||
Castle Donington | Castle Donington | Leicestershire | East Midlands | 52°50′52.07″N1°21′31.02″W / 52.8477972°N 1.3586167°W | Coal | 600 | 1958 | 1995 | 1996 | ||
Castle Meads [11] | Gloucester | Gloucestershire | South West | Coal | 38 | 1976 | |||||
Chadderton A (Slacks Valley) | Chadderton | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°31′54.01″N2°9′56.96″W / 53.5316694°N 2.1658222°W | Coal | ? | 1927 | 1960s | 1975 | ||
Chadderton B | Chadderton | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°31′54.01″N2°9′56.96″W / 53.5316694°N 2.1658222°W | Coal | 240 | 1955 | 1982 | 1986 | ||
Chamber Hall Power Station [1] | Bury | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°35′50″N2°17′55″W / 53.5973°N 2.2985°W | Coal | 26 | 1912 | 1969 | yes | ||
Cheltenham [8] | Cheltenham | Gloucestershire | West Midlands | 51°54′30″N 02°05′45″ W | Coal | 4 | 1895 | 1932 | no | ||
Chesham | Chesham | Buckinghamshire | Coal | 1.775 | |||||||
Chesterfield [1] | Chesterfield | Derbyshire | East Midlands | 53°14'10"N 1°26'21"W | Coal | 6.9 | 1901 | 1958 | yes | ||
Chickerell [13] | Chickerell | Dorset | South West | 50°37′24.264″N2°29′23.118″W / 50.62340667°N 2.48975500°W | Gas | 45 | 1998 | ||||
Chippenham [13] | Chippenham | Wiltshire | South West | 51°28′4.275″N2°6′21.521″W / 51.46785417°N 2.10597806°W | Gas | 10 | 2002 | ||||
Christchurch | Christchurch | Dorset | Coal | 0.4 | |||||||
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 Colliery | Chopwell | County Durham | North East | Coal | ? | ||||||
Cirencester [8] | 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 [6] | Clacton | Essex | East | Coal | 2.15 | 1967 | |||||
Clarence Dock | Liverpool | Liverpool City Region | 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] | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | West Midlands | 52°34′54″N 02°06′54″W | Coal | 0.35 | 1895 | (stage 2) | 1977 | ||
Commercial Road Stage 2 [15] | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | West Midlands | 52°34′54″N 02°06′54″W | Coal | 6 | 1908 | (stage 3) | 1977 | ||
Commercial Road Stage 3 [15] | 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 | 54°51′0.13″N1°50′55.36″W / 54.8500361°N 1.8487111°W | Coal | 1955 | 1980 | 1980s | |||
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 Lane | Consett | County Durham | North East | 54°51′0.13″N1°50′55.36″W / 54.8500361°N 1.8487111°W | Coal | 1903 | 1906 | Yes | |||
Templetown | Consett | County Durham | North East | 54°51′0.13″N1°50′55.36″W / 54.8500361°N 1.8487111°W | Coal | 1906 | 1961 | yes | |||
Corby | Corby | Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 52°30′13.11″N0°42′15.03″W / 52.5036417°N 0.7041750°W | CCGT | 401 | 1994 | ||||
Coryton | Thurrock | Essex | East | 51°30′43.2″N0°30′28.87″E / 51.512000°N 0.5080194°E | CCGT | 732 | 2002 | ||||
CDCL (Cottam Development Centre) | Cottam | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 53°18′14.06″N0°46′53.06″W / 53.3039056°N 0.7814056°W | CCGT | 400 | 1999 | ||||
Cottam | Cottam | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 53°18′14.06″N0°46′53.06″W / 53.3039056°N 0.7814056°W | Coal | 2000 | 1968 [16] | 2019 | |||
Cotton Valley Sewage Works 1 [17] | Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire | South East | 52°3′27.216″N0°42′31.916″W / 52.05756000°N 0.70886556°W | Biogas | 0.763 | 2005 | ||||
Cowes [18] | Cowes | Isle of Wight | South East | OCGT | 140 | 1982 | |||||
Croydon A | Purley | Croydon | Greater London | 51°22′44.19″N0°7′16.07″W / 51.3789417°N 0.1211306°W | Coal | 50 | 1896 | 1973 | yes | ||
Croydon B | Purley | Croydon | Greater London | 51°22′44.19″N0°7′16.07″W / 51.3789417°N 0.1211306°W | Coal | 338 | 1950 | 1984 | Partly | Two large chimneys are retained. | |
Croydon Gas Turbine | Purley | Croydon | Greater London | 51°22′34.63″N0°6′59.29″W / 51.3762861°N 0.1164694°W | Gas | 80 | 1999 | ||||
Damhead Creek 1 | Hoo Peninsula | Kent | South East | 51°25′31.22″N0°35′59.9″E / 51.4253389°N 0.599972°E | CCGT | 792 | 2001 | ||||
Damhead Creek 2 | Hoo Peninsula | Kent | South East | 51°25′31.22″N0°35′59.9″E / 51.4253389°N 0.599972°E | CCGT | 1000 | |||||
Darlington A (Haughton Road) | Darlington | County Durham | North East | 54°31′42.93″N1°32′44.03″W / 54.5285917°N 1.5455639°W | Coal | 1900 | 1930s | 1982 | |||
Darlington B | Darlington | County Durham | North East | 54°31′42.93″N1°32′44.03″W / 54.5285917°N 1.5455639°W | Coal | 57 | 1940 | 1976 | 1982 | ||
Deptford East | Deptford | Greater London | Greater London | 51°28′57.18″N0°1′13.10″W / 51.4825500°N 0.0203056°W | Coal | 0.8 | 1891 | 1957 | yes | ||
Deptford West | Deptford | Greater London | Greater London | 51°28′57.18″N0°1′13.10″W / 51.4825500°N 0.0203056°W | Coal | 158 | 1929 | 1983 | 1992 | ||
Derby [1] | 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 | 52°54′23.06″N1°24′3.02″W / 52.9064056°N 1.4008389°W | 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 | 51°37′25.18″N1°16′3″W / 51.6236611°N 1.26750°W | Coal + biomass | 2109 | 1970 [19] | 2013 | 2014-20 | ||
Didcot B | Didcot | Oxfordshire | South East | 51°37′25.18″N1°16′3″W / 51.6236611°N 1.26750°W | CCGT | 1550 | 1997 | ||||
Didcot OCGT | Didcot | Oxfordshire | South East | 51°37′25.18″N1°16′3″W / 51.6236611°N 1.26750°W | OCGT | 100 | 1970 [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 B | Doncaster | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°31′27.01″N1°8′46.05″W / 53.5241694°N 1.1461250°W | 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 | 52°46′25.06″N1°39′23.97″W / 52.7736278°N 1.6566583°W | Coal | 240 | 1955 | 1984 | Yes | ||
Drakelow B | Burton upon Trent | Derbyshire | East Midlands | 52°46′25.06″N1°39′23.97″W / 52.7736278°N 1.6566583°W | Coal | 480 | 1959 | 1993 | 1998 (cooling towers) | ||
Drakelow C | Burton upon Trent | Derbyshire | East Midlands | 52°46′25.06″N1°39′23.97″W / 52.7736278°N 1.6566583°W | Coal | 1450 | 1964 | 2003 | 2005-06 | ||
Drax | Selby | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°44′7.01″N0°59′31.09″W / 53.7352806°N 0.9919694°W | 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 | [8] | |||
Dungeness A1 | Dungeness | Kent | South East | 50°54′50.25″N0°57′49.86″E / 50.9139583°N 0.9638500°E | Nuclear (magnox) | 285 | 1965 | 2006 | |||
Dungeness A2 | Dungeness | Kent | South East | 50°54′50.25″N0°57′49.86″E / 50.9139583°N 0.9638500°E | Nuclear (magnox) | 285 | 1965 | 2006 | |||
Dungeness B1 | Dungeness | Kent | South East | 50°54′50.25″N0°57′49.86″E / 50.9139583°N 0.9638500°E | Nuclear (AGR) | 660 | 1983 | 2021 [20] | |||
Dunston A | Dunston | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°57′1.90″N1°39′26.03″W / 54.9505278°N 1.6572306°W | Coal | 30 | 1910 | 1932 | 1986 | ||
Dunston B | Dunston | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°57′1.90″N1°39′26.03″W / 54.9505278°N 1.6572306°W | Coal | 300 | 1951 | 1981 | 1986 | ||
Earley | Earley | Berkshire | South East | Coal | 114 | 1942 | 1975? | 1982 | |||
Earley [21] | 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 | 51°36′57″N0°02′29″W / 51.6158°N 0.0414°W | waste | 1971 | |||||
Eggborough | Eggborough | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°42′42.00″N1°7′37.04″W / 53.7116667°N 1.1269556°W | Coal | 1960 | 1967 | 2018 | 2021 (cooling towers) | 4 units + 2 OCGT | |
Elean power station [22] | Sutton | Cambridgeshire | East | Biomass (straw) | 38 | 2000 | |||||
Elland | Elland | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°41′40.01″N1°49′21.98″W / 53.6944472°N 1.8227722°W | Coal | 180 | 1959 | 1991 | 1996 | 3x60 MW | |
Ely | Ely | Cambridgeshire | East | Biomass (straw) | |||||||
Enfield | Brimsdown | London Borough of Enfield | Greater London | 51°39′46.19″N0°1′22.07″W / 51.6628306°N 0.0227972°W | CCGT | 392 | 1999 | ||||
Eston Grange | Eston Grange | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | Coal | 800 | ||||||
Exeter [1] | Exeter | Devon | South West | Coal | 12 | 1905 | 1955 | ||||
Eye power station [23] | Eye | Suffolk | East | Biomass (poultry litter) | 13 | 1992 | World's first poultry litter fuelled power plant | ||||
Farnborough [1] | Farnborough | Hampshire | South | Gas engine | 0.80 | 1958 | |||||
Fawley | Fawley | Hampshire | South East | 50°49′0.24″N1°19′43.97″W / 50.8167333°N 1.3288806°W | Oil | 968 | 1971 | 2013 | 4x500 MW | ||
Fellside | Sellafield | Cumbria | North West | 54°25′13.94″N3°29′50.89″W / 54.4205389°N 3.4974694°W | Gas CHP | 180 | 1993 | ||||
Ferrybridge A | Ferrybridge | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°43′3.02″N1°16′50.03″W / 53.7175056°N 1.2805639°W | Coal | 125 | 1927 | 1976 | partly | ||
Ferrybridge B | Ferrybridge | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°43′3.02″N1°16′50.03″W / 53.7175056°N 1.2805639°W | Coal | 300 | 1959 | 1992 | yes | 3x100 MW | |
Ferrybridge C | Ferrybridge | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°43′3.02″N1°16′50.03″W / 53.7175056°N 1.2805639°W | Coal | 2000 | 1966 | 2016 | Yes | 4x500 MW | |
Ferrybridge OCGT | Ferrybridge | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°43′3.02″N1°16′50.03″W / 53.7175056°N 1.2805639°W | OCGT | 34 | 1966 | 2x17 MW | |||
Fiddlers Ferry | Widnes – Warrington | Cheshire | North West | 53°22′19.02″N2°41′12.92″W / 53.3719500°N 2.6869222°W | Coal + biomass | 1989 | 1971 | 2020 | 4x500 MW | ||
Finchley [1] | Finchley | London | Greater London | Coal | 4.7 | 1958 | |||||
Fleetwood | Fleetwood | Lancashire | North West | 53°54′43″N3°00′40″W / 53.9119°N 3.0112°W | Coal | 0.96/ 90 | 1900/ 1955 | ?/ 1981 | >1980 | 2 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 1 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°57′56.91″N1°36′59.04″W / 54.9658083°N 1.6164000°W | 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 | 54°57′56.91″N1°36′59.04″W / 54.9658083°N 1.6164000°W | Coal | 2.4 | Stage 1 | 1907 | 1910s | 3x500 kW + 6x150 kW | |
Foss Island [11] | York | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°57′36″N1°04′05″W / 53.960°N 1.068°W | Coal | 38 | 1900 | 1976 | |||
Frome [1] | Frome | Somerset | South | Coal | 2.35 | ||||||
Fulham | Fulham | London | Greater London | 51°28′11.19″N0°11′0.04″W / 51.4697750°N 0.1833444°W | Coal | 310 | 1901 | 1978 | 1980s | ||
Glanford Brigg | Brigg | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°32′26.03″N0°30′13.09″W / 53.5405639°N 0.5036361°W | CCGT | 268 | 1993 | See also Brigg and Glanford biomass | |||
Glanford Biomass | Scunthorpe | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°37′19.01″N0°42′1.06″W / 53.6219472°N 0.7002944°W | 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 | 51°26′43.2″N0°42′53.88″E / 51.445333°N 0.7149667°E | CCGT | 1275 | 2010 | 3x425 MW | |||
Grain Oil | Grain | Kent | South East | 51°26′43.2″N0°42′53.88″E / 51.445333°N 0.7149667°E | Oil | 1300 | 1979 | 2012 | 2015-16 | 4x690 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 A | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | East | 52°35′2.11″N1°43′59.78″E / 52.5839194°N 1.7332722°E | Coal | ? | 1894 | 1961 | 1961 | ||
Great Yarmouth B | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | East | 52°35′2.11″N1°43′59.78″E / 52.5839194°N 1.7332722°E | Coal, Oil | 252 | 1958 | 1994 | 1997 | ||
Great Yarmouth CCGT | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | East | 52°35′2.11″N1°43′59.78″E / 52.5839194°N 1.7332722°E | CCGT | 420 | 2001 | ||||
Greenhill [1] | Oldham | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°32′22″N2°06′12″W / 53.5394°N 2.1032°W | Coal | 17.2 | 1921 | 1960 | yes | See also Rhodes Bank | |
Greenwich | Greenwich | Greater London | Greater London | 51°29′6.26″N0°0′3.38″W / 51.4850722°N 0.0009389°W | Oil, Gas | 117.6 | 1902 | Over 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 | 51°14'45.5"N 0°34'41.6"W | Coal | 11.25 | 1928 | 1968 | |||
Hackney A | Lea Bridge | Hackney | Greater London | 51°33′31.18″N0°2′24.1″W / 51.5586611°N 0.040028°W | Coal | ? | 1901 | ? | Partially | ||
Hackney B | Lea Bridge | Hackney | Greater London | 51°33′31.18″N0°2′24.1″W / 51.5586611°N 0.040028°W | Coal | 92 | 1957 | 1976 | Partially | ||
Halifax [1] | Halifax | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°43′34″N1°51′26″W / 53.7260°N 1.8572°W | 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 A | Birmingham | Warwickshire | West Midlands | 52°31′29.08″N1°42′19.00″W / 52.5247444°N 1.7052778°W | Coal | 240 | 1928 | 1975 | 1978 | ||
Hams Hall B | Birmingham | Warwickshire | West Midlands | 52°31′29.08″N1°42′19.00″W / 52.5247444°N 1.7052778°W | Coal | 306 | 1942 | 1981 | 1988 | ||
Hams Hall C | Birmingham | Warwickshire | West Midlands | 52°31′29.08″N1°42′19.00″W / 52.5247444°N 1.7052778°W | Coal | 357 | 1958 | 1992 | 1993 | 6 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 | 1964 | |||
Harrogate [1] | 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 | 54°38′5.94″N1°10′51.08″W / 54.6349833°N 1.1808556°W | Nuclear (AGR) | 1210 | 1983 | ||||
Hartshead | Heyrod | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°29′29.04″N2°2′42.97″W / 53.4914000°N 2.0452694°W | Coal | 64 (134.75 MW in 1971) | 1926 | 1979 | 1980s | ||
Hastings | Hastings | East Sussex | South East | 50°52′7.25″N0°35′38.89″E / 50.8686806°N 0.5941361°E | Gas | 110 | 1966 | 1980s | 2003 | 2 generating sets | |
Hatfield [24] [25] | Stainforth | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | CCGT/IGCC | 900 | 2016 | Project 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 [26] | Immingham Docks | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | Biomass | 290 | TBD | |||||
Heysham 1 | Heysham | Lancashire | North West | 54°1′43.99″N2°54′57.92″W / 54.0288861°N 2.9160889°W | Nuclear (AGR) | 1150 | 1983 | ||||
Heysham 2 | Heysham | Lancashire | North West | 54°1′43.99″N2°54′57.92″W / 54.0288861°N 2.9160889°W | Nuclear (AGR) | 1250 | 1988 | ||||
High Marnham | Dunham | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 53°13′44.05″N0°47′33.09″W / 53.2289028°N 0.7925250°W | Coal | 945 | 1959 | 2003 | 2012 | ||
High Wycombe [1] | High Wycombe | Buckinghamshire | South | Coal | 3.96 | ||||||
Hinkley Point A | Hinkley Point | Somerset | South West | 51°12′31.19″N3°8′0.88″W / 51.2086639°N 3.1335778°W | Nuclear (magnox) | 470 | 1957 | 2000 | 2 x nuclear (magnox) | ||
Hinkley Point B | Hinkley Point | Somerset | South West | 51°12′33.18″N3°7′38.87″W / 51.2092167°N 3.1274639°W | Nuclear (AGR) | 1220 | 1976 | 2022 | 2xAGR | ||
Hinkley Point C | Hinkley Point | Somerset | South West | 51°12′31.19″N3°8′0.88″W / 51.2086639°N 3.1335778°W | Nuclear (PWR) | 3200 | 2030? | 2xEPR | |||
Holborn Viaduct | Holborn | London | Greater London | 51°31′1.91″N0°6′18.25″W / 51.5171972°N 0.1050694°W | Coal | 0.093 | 1882 | 1886 | 1886 | First coal power station [27] | |
Horden | Horden | County Durham | North East | 54°46′5.93″N1°18′52.07″W / 54.7683139°N 1.3144639°W | Coal | 2.6 | 1926 | 1906? | 1987 | ||
Horden | Horden | County Durham | North East | 54°46′5.93″N1°18′52.07″W / 54.7683139°N 1.3144639°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°39′09″N1°46′26″W / 53.6524°N 1.7739°W | Coal | 94 | 1893 | 1981 | Yes | ||
Huncoat | Accrington | Lancashire | North West | 53°46′33.8″N2°20′16.1″W / 53.776056°N 2.337806°W | Coal | 150 | 1956 | 1984 | Partly - Admin block still stands | 5 x 30 MW units | |
Immingham | Immingham Docks | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°38′18.03″N0°14′0.11″W / 53.6383417°N 0.2333639°W | CCGT | 1240 | 2004 | CHP (provides heat for the refinery) | |||
Ince A | Ellesmere Port | Cheshire | North West | 53°16′42.03″N2°48′29.91″W / 53.2783417°N 2.8083083°W | 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 [6] | Ipswich | Suffolk | East | Coal | 17.25 | 1967 | |||||
Ironbridge A | Ironbridge | Shropshire | West Midlands | 52°37′48.07″N2°30′42.92″W / 52.6300194°N 2.5119222°W | Coal | 200 | 1932 | 1981 | 1983-Pump house and bridge still stands | ||
Ironbridge B | Ironbridge | Shropshire | West Midlands | 52°37′48.07″N2°30′42.92″W / 52.6300194°N 2.5119222°W | Coal | 1000 | 1969 | 2015 | 2019-20 | 2x500 MW | |
Islington [6] | Islington | Islington | Greater London | Coal | 22 | 1969 | |||||
Keadby CCGT | Scunthorpe | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°35′40.01″N0°45′2.08″W / 53.5944472°N 0.7505778°W | CCGT | 720 | 1996 | ||||
Keadby Coal | Scunthorpe | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°35′40.01″N0°45′2.08″W / 53.5944472°N 0.7505778°W | Coal | 360 | 1952 | 1984 | Yes | ||
Kearsley | Kearsley | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°32′22.02″N2°21′32.97″W / 53.5394500°N 2.3591583°W | Coal | 272 | 1929 | 1980 | 1985 | (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 A | Killingholme | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°39′34″N0°15′18″W / 53.65952°N 0.25511°W | CCGT | 625 | 1994 | ||||
Killingholme B | Killingholme | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°39′15″N0°15′19″W / 53.65419°N 0.25518°W | CCGT | 900 | 1993 | ||||
King's Lynn | King's Lynn | Norfolk | East | 52°43′38.10″N0°22′47.84″E / 52.7272500°N 0.3799556°E | CCGT | 325 | 1997 | ||||
Kingsnorth | Medway | Kent | South East | 51°25′8.18″N0°36′9.88″E / 51.4189389°N 0.6027444°E | Coal+oil+biofuel | 2000 | 1970 [28] | 2012 | 2014-18 | 4 units, 10% biofuel capacity | |
Kingston | Kingston upon Thames | Greater London | Greater London | 51°24′55.22″N0°18′22.08″W / 51.4153389°N 0.3061333°W | Coal | 117 | 1893 | 1980 | Yes | ||
Kirkstall | Leeds | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°48′15.01″N1°35′33″W / 53.8041694°N 1.59250°W | 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 [11] | Lancaster | Lancashire | North West | 54°04'02.6"N 2°47'19.0"W | Coal | 49 | 1894 | 1976 | yes | ||
Langage [29] | Plymouth | Devon | South West | 50°23′18.24″N4°0′41.799″W / 50.3884000°N 4.01161083°W | CCGT | 878 | 2010 | 2x452.5 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 two earlier stations. | |
Leicester [21] | Leicester | Leicestershire | East Midlands | OCGT | 102 | 1976 | 1990 | yes | |||
Lemington | Lemington | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°58′26.9″N1°42′37.03″W / 54.974139°N 1.7102861°W | Coal | 0.97 | 1903 | 1919 | 1949 (partially) | ||
Leominster [8] | 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 [11] | Lincoln | Lincolnshire | Midlands | 53°13'39"N 0°31'26"W | Coal | 76 | 1898 | 1977 | 2007 | ||
Lister Drive | Liverpool | Liverpool City Region | 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 | 52°12′17.13″N0°16′2.08″W / 52.2047583°N 0.2672444°W | Coal | 120 | 1939 | 1981 | 1989 | ||
Little Barford B | Little Barford | Bedfordshire | East | 52°12′17.13″N0°16′2.08″W / 52.2047583°N 0.2672444°W | CCGT | 680 | 1996 | Regenesys site | |||
Littlebrook A | Dartford | Kent | South East | 51°27′55.20″N0°14′29.92″E / 51.4653333°N 0.2416444°E | Coal+oil | 120 | 1939 | 1973 | ? | ||
Littlebrook B | Dartford | Kent | South East | 51°27′55.20″N0°14′29.92″E / 51.4653333°N 0.2416444°E | Coal+oil | 120 | 1949 | 1975 | ? | ||
Littlebrook C | Dartford | Kent | South East | 51°27′55.20″N0°14′29.92″E / 51.4653333°N 0.2416444°E | Coal+oil | 240 | 1956 | 1981 | ? | ||
Littlebrook D | Dartford | Kent | South East | 51°27′55.20″N0°14′29.92″E / 51.4653333°N 0.2416444°E | Oil | 1370 | 1981 | 2015 | 2019 | Strategic Cold War station. 3X685 MW. | |
Littlebrook D OCGT | Dartford | Kent | South East | 51°27′55.20″N0°14′29.92″E / 51.4653333°N 0.2416444°E | OCGT | 105 | 1981 | 3x35 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 Road | Lots Road | Chelsea | Greater London | 51°28′40.19″N0°10′53.08″W / 51.4778306°N 0.1814111°W | Coal+oil+gas | 1800 | 1905 | 2002 | ? | 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 | ||
Lynemouth | Lynemouth | Northumberland | North East | 55°12′14.9″N1°31′20.07″W / 55.204139°N 1.5222417°W | Coal + biomass | 420 | 1972 | ||||
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 | |
Manors | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°58′17.92″N1°36′23.07″W / 54.9716444°N 1.6064083°W | Coal | 1901 | 1936 | Grade II listed, converted into a church | |||
Marchwood A | Marchwood | Hampshire | South East | 50°53′53.91″N1°26′13.31″W / 50.8983083°N 1.4370306°W | oil | 480 | 1953 | 1983/4 | 8x60 | ||
Marchwood B | Marchwood | Hampshire | South East | 50°53′53.91″N1°26′13.31″W / 50.8983083°N 1.4370306°W | CCGT | 840 | 2009 | ||||
Market Drayton [8] | 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 | 52°55′33.08″N2°9′58.97″W / 52.9258556°N 2.1663806°W | Coal | 120 | 1948 | 1974 | 1982 | 4x30 MW | |
Meaford B | Meaford | Staffordshire | West Midlands | 52°55′33.08″N2°9′58.97″W / 52.9258556°N 2.1663806°W | Coal | 240 | 1957 | 1991 | 1996 | 4x60 MW | |
Medway | Medway | Kent | South East | 51°26′0.21″N0°40′59.85″E / 51.4333917°N 0.6832917°E | CCGT | 700 | 1995 | 2x226.7 MW | |||
Mexborough | Mexborough | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°29′37.02″N1°15′49.02″W / 53.4936167°N 1.2636167°W | Coal | 120 | 1950s | 1981 | 1988 | 4x30 MW | |
Neasden | Neasden | Greater London | Greater London | 51°33′35.16″N0°15′41.05″W / 51.5597667°N 0.2614028°W | Coal | ? | 1904 | 1968 | ? | ||
Nechells power stations A & B [21] | 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 [1] | Nelson | Lancashire | North West | 53°50′37″N2°12′51″W / 53.8435°N 2.2143°W | Coal | 12.75 | 1893 | 1960 | yes | Originally providing only 43KW. [2] Sub station remains. | |
Neptune Bank | Wallsend | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°59′0.91″N1°31′55.05″W / 54.9835861°N 1.5319583°W | Coal | 4.5 | 1901 | Yes | Yes | ||
Newburn Steelworks | Newburn | Tyne and Wear | North East | Coal | 2.75 | 1908 | 1924 | ||||
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 Project | Blyth | Northumberland | North East | Biomass (various) | 100 | 2015 | |||||
North Tees A | Billingham | County Durham | North East | 54°35′12.94″N1°15′47.07″W / 54.5869278°N 1.2630750°W | Coal | 40 | 1921 | Yes | |||
North Tees B | Billingham | County Durham | North East | 54°35′12.94″N1°15′47.07″W / 54.5869278°N 1.2630750°W | Coal | Yes | |||||
North Tees C | Billingham | County Durham | North East | 54°35′12.94″N1°15′47.07″W / 54.5869278°N 1.2630750°W | Coal | 120 | 1949 | 1983 | 1987 | ||
Northampton | Northampton | Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 52°13′52.12″N0°53′9.03″W / 52.2311444°N 0.8858417°W | Coal | 130 | 1920s | 1975 | Planning 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 | |
Norwich | Norwich | Norfolk | East | 52°37’15”N 1°19’06”E | Coal | 73.5 | 1922 | 1975 | 1982 | ||
Norwich [6] | Norwich | Norfolk | East | 52°37’15”N 1°19’06”E | Oil (gas turbine) | 110 | 1966 | 1986 | Yes | ||
Nottingham [21] | 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 | 51°38′56.15″N2°34′14.89″W / 51.6489306°N 2.5708028°W | Nuclear (magnox) | 470 | 1967 | 2012 | |||
Oswestry [8] | Oswestry | Shropshire | West Midlands | 52°51'33.2"N 3°03'10.8"W | Coal | 0.4 | 1895 | 1936 | |||
Oxford [30] (or Osney [31] ) | Oxford | Oxfordshire | South East | 51°45′4.5″N1°16′19″W / 51.751250°N 1.27194°W | Coal (1892–1963), Oil (1963–1969) [30] | 22 (1965) [30] | 1892 [30] | 1969 [30] | No [31] | Building later used by University of Oxford [30] | |
Padiham A (Stage 1) | Padiham | Lancashire | North West | 53°47′44″N2°19′39″W / 53.795488°N 2.327372°W | Coal | 12 | 1926 | Stage 2 | Yes | 2x6 MW | |
Padiham A (Stage 2) | Padiham | Lancashire | North West | 53°47′44″N2°19′39″W / 53.795488°N 2.327372°W | Coal | 24.5 | 1929 | Stage 3 | Yes | Addition of 1x12.5 MW | |
Padiham A (Stage 3) | Padiham | Lancashire | North West | 53°47′44″N2°19′39″W / 53.795488°N 2.327372°W | Coal | 49.5 | 1940 | 1969 | Yes | Addition of 2x12.5 MW | |
Padiham B | Padiham | Lancashire | North West | 53°47′44″N2°19′39″W / 53.795488°N 2.327372°W | Coal | 240 | 1957 | 1993 | Yes | ||
Pandon Dene | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East | Coal | 0.15 | 1890 | 1902 | Yes | |||
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 | |||||
Peterborough | Peterborough | Cambridgeshire | East | 52°34′37.11″N0°12′14.10″W / 52.5769750°N 0.2039167°W | CCGT | 405 | 1993 | ||||
Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°51′41.94″N1°28′52.03″W / 54.8616500°N 1.4811194°W | Coal | 1905 | Yes | Grade II listed. This site has been refurbished as the Philadelphia Complex. | |||
Plymouth [32] | 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 Dock | Portbury | North Somerset | South West | Biomass | 150 | 2012 [ citation needed ] | |||||
Portishead A | Portishead | Somerset | South West | 51°29′28.17″N2°45′17.88″W / 51.4911583°N 2.7549667°W | 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 | 51°29′28.17″N2°45′17.88″W / 51.4911583°N 2.7549667°W | 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 | 54°34′16.05″N1°15′59.95″W / 54.5711250°N 1.2666528°W | Waste | 20 | 1977 | 1996 | 1998-2000 | ||
Preston (Crown Street) | Preston | Lancashire | North West | 53°45′53″N2°42′10″W / 53.7646°N 2.7028°W | Coal | 3.97 | 1891 | >1924 | Replaced by Ribble power station | ||
Radcliffe | Radcliffe | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°33′13″N2°20′21.95″W / 53.55361°N 2.3394306°W | Coal | 3 | 1905 | 1959 | ? | ||
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-Soar | Ratcliffe-on-Soar | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 52°51′55.07″N1°15′18″W / 52.8652972°N 1.25500°W | Coal | 2021 | 1968 | 2024 | 4x500 MW | ||
Rawtenstall [1] | Rawtenstall | Lancashire | North West | 53°41′46″N2°15′55″W / 53.6961°N 2.2652°W | 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°45′26″N2°43′41″W / 53.7572°N 2.7280°W | Coal | 50 | 1924 | 1982 | 4x12.5 MW | ||
Ribble B [11] | Preston | Lancashire | North West | 53°45′26″N2°43′41″W / 53.7572°N 2.7280°W | Coal | 126 | 1943 | 1976 | 1982 | 4x31.5 MW | |
Richborough | Richborough | Kent | South East | 51°18′36.20″N1°20′54.81″E / 51.3100556°N 1.3485583°E | Coal+oil | 360 | 1962 | 1996 | 2012 | ||
Rochdale [1] | Rochdale | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°36′53″N2°09′58″W / 53.6146°N 2.1660°W | Coal | 10.7 | 1901 | 1958 | yes | ||
Rocksavage | Runcorn | Cheshire | North West | 53°18′56.02″N2°43′30.91″W / 53.3155611°N 2.7252528°W | CCGT | 810 | 1998 | 3x270 MW CCGT | |||
Roosecote A | Roosecote | Cumbria | North West | 54°6′17.98″N3°11′15.88″W / 54.1049944°N 3.1877444°W | Coal | 120 | 1954 | 1986 | ? | ||
Roosecote B | Roosecote | Cumbria | North West | 54°6′17.98″N3°11′15.88″W / 54.1049944°N 3.1877444°W | CCGT | 229 | 1991 | 2012 | 2015 | The first CCGT in the UK | |
Roosecote | Roosecote | Cumbria | North West | 54°6′17.98″N3°11′15.88″W / 54.1049944°N 3.1877444°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 | |||
Rotherham | Rotherham | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°26′8.02″N1°21′26.01″W / 53.4355611°N 1.3572250°W | Coal | 56 | 1923 | 1978 | 1978-79 | ||
Rugeley A | Rugeley | Staffordshire | West Midlands | 52°45′25.06″N1°54′59″W / 52.7569611°N 1.91639°W | Coal | 600 | 1963 | 1995 | 1995 | 5x120 MW | |
Rugeley B | Rugeley | Staffordshire | West Midlands | 52°45′25.06″N1°54′59″W / 52.7569611°N 1.91639°W | Coal | 1006 | 1970 | 2016 | 2021 | 2x500 MW | |
Runcorn [33] | Weston Point, Runcorn | Cheshire | North West | 53°19′45.9″N2°45′14.7″W / 53.329417°N 2.754083°W | Waste | 83.8 | 2014 | Generates electricity and heat for nearby Ineos Chlor chemical plant | |||
Rye House A | Hoddesdon | Hertfordshire | East | 51°45′45.15″N0°0′38.89″E / 51.7625417°N 0.0108028°E | Coal | 120 | 1953 | 1982 | <1993 | ||
Rye House B | Hoddesdon | Hertfordshire | East | 51°45′45.15″N0°0′38.89″E / 51.7625417°N 0.0108028°E | CCGT | 715 | 1993 | (3x178 + 1x295 MW) CCGT | |||
Salisbury [1] | 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 | 53°44′39.02″N0°14′2.10″W / 53.7441722°N 0.2339167°W | CCGT | 1100 | 1999 | 3x367 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 1 | Bristol | Bristol | South West | 51°32′24.17″N2°40′7.89″W / 51.5400472°N 2.6688583°W | CCGT | 820 | 1998 | 3x273.3 MW | |||
Seabank 2 | Bristol | Bristol | South West | 51°32′24.17″N2°40′7.89″W / 51.5400472°N 2.6688583°W | CCGT | 1145 | 2000 | 1x414 MW | |||
Seal Sands | Seal Sands | County Durham | North East | 54°36′23.94″N1°12′10.1″W / 54.6066500°N 1.202806°W | OCGT | 50 | 1997 | 1x50 MW | |||
Sellafield CHP | Seascale | Cumbria | North West | 54°25′13.94″N3°29′50.89″W / 54.4205389°N 3.4974694°W | CCGT | 155 | 1993 | (3x37 + 1x44) MW CCGT | |||
Sevington [34] | Sevington | Kent | South East | 51°3′56.381″N0°51′45.221″E / 51.06566139°N 0.86256139°E | Gas engine | 10 | 2002 | ||||
Sheffield | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | See Blackburn Meadows and Neepsend | |
Shoreditch [1] | Shoreditch | London | Greater London | Coal | 24.5 | ||||||
Shoreham A | Southwick | West Sussex | South East | 50°49′46.24″N0°13′50.04″W / 50.8295111°N 0.2305667°W | Coal | 53 | 1904 | 1976 | 1988 | ||
Shoreham B | Southwick | West Sussex | South East | 50°49′46.24″N0°13′50.04″W / 50.8295111°N 0.2305667°W | Coal | 342 | 1958 | Yes | 1998 | ||
Shoreham C | Southwick | West Sussex | South East | 50°49′46.24″N0°13′50.04″W / 50.8295111°N 0.2305667°W | CCGT | 420 | 2000 | ||||
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 A | Sizewell | Suffolk | East | 52°12′54.13″N1°37′10.80″E / 52.2150361°N 1.6196667°E | Nuclear (magnox) | 650 | 1966 | 2006 | |||
Sizewell B | Sizewell | Suffolk | East | 52°12′54.13″N1°37′10.80″E / 52.2150361°N 1.6196667°E | Nuclear (PWR) | 1190 | 1995 | Due to close in 2035 [35] | |||
Sizewell C | Sizewell | Suffolk | East | 52°12′54.13″N1°37′10.80″E / 52.2150361°N 1.6196667°E | 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 [36] | Leeds | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°46′13.345″N1°26′46.718″W / 53.77037361°N 1.44631056°W | Biogas | 1.7 | 2006 | Landfill plant | |||
Sleaford [37] | Sleaford | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | 52°59′57.904″N0°22′58.769″W / 52.99941778°N 0.38299139°W | Biomass (Straw) | 40 | 2014 | ||||
Slough Heat and Power | Slough | Berkshire | South East | 51°31′29.6976″N0°37′46.3116″W / 51.524916000°N 0.629531000°W | Biomass (wood chips and waste paper...) | 47 | 1920s | ||||
Smethwick | Smethwick | West Midlands | West Midlands | Coal | 31.625 | 1904 | 1949 | [8] | |||
South Denes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | See Great Yarmouth | |
South Humber Bank 1 | Stallingborough | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°36′5.01″N0°8′47.11″W / 53.6013917°N 0.1464194°W | CCGT | 769 | 1996 | (3x169 + 1x162) MW | |||
South Humber Bank 2 | Stallingborough | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°36′5.01″N0°8′47.11″W / 53.6013917°N 0.1464194°W | CCGT | 516 | 1998 | (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 Road | Gateshead | Tyne and Wear | North East | Coal | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | |||
Southend [6] | Southend-on-Sea | Essex | East | Petrol/Diesel | 5.65 | 1966 | |||||
Southport [1] | Southport | Liverpool City Region | North West | 53°38′39″N2°57′47″W / 53.6441°N 2.9631°W | Coal | 17.25 | yes | ||||
Spa Road [9] | Lincoln | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | Coal | ? | 1894 | 1917? | yes | |||
Spalding | Spalding | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | 52°48′28.09″N0°7′56.11″W / 52.8078028°N 0.1322528°W | CCGT | 880 | 2004 | (2x252 + 1x366) MW | |||
Spondon [38] [39] [11] | Spondon | Derbyshire | East Midlands | 52°54′23.055″N1°24′3.021″W / 52.90640417°N 1.40083917°W | Coal | 18 | 1920s | 1982 | yes | ||
Stafford [1] | Stafford | Staffordshire | Midlands | 52°48'31"N 2°07'18"W | Coal | 6 | 1895 | 1958 | yes | ||
Staythorpe A | Southwell | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 53°4′29.06″N0°51′21.05″W / 53.0747389°N 0.8558472°W | Coal | 112 | 1950 | 1983 | Yes | ||
Staythorpe B | Southwell | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 53°4′29.06″N0°51′21.05″W / 53.0747389°N 0.8558472°W | Coal | 354 | 1962 | 1994 | Yes | ||
Staythorpe C | Southwell | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 53°4′29.06″N0°51′21.05″W / 53.0747389°N 0.8558472°W | CCGT | 1650 | 2010 | 4x420 MW | |||
Stallingborough Biomass [40] [41] | Stallingborough | North East Lincolnshire, | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°35′0.025″N0°11′0.094″W / 53.58334028°N 0.18335944°W | Biomass | 65 | 2011 | ||||
Stella North | Lemington | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°58′26.9″N1°43′33.05″W / 54.974139°N 1.7258472°W | Coal | 240 | 1954 | 1991 | 1992-97 | A business park is now being built on the site. | |
Stella South | Blaydon | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°58′26.9″N1°43′33.05″W / 54.974139°N 1.7258472°W | Coal | 300 | 1954 | 1991 | 1995-96 | A housing estate is now being built on the site. | |
Stepney | Limehouse | London | Greater London | 51°30′34.19″N0°2′4.1″W / 51.5094972°N 0.034472°W | Coal | small | 1907 | 1972 | yes | ||
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 | ||
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 [11] | Stourport | Worcestershire | West Midlands | 52°20'01"N 2°16'28"W | Coal | 173 | 1926 | 1978 | yes | ||
Stourport B [21] | Stourport | Worcestershire | West Midlands | Coal | 112 | 1950 | 1983/4 | yes | |||
St Helens [1] | St. Helens | Liverpool City Region | 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 [42] | Stuart Street | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°29′9.03″N2°11′33.97″W / 53.4858417°N 2.1927694°W | Coal | 175 | 1900 | 1975 | late 1970s | ||
Sunderland | Sunderland | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°54′41.92″N1°23′47.05″W / 54.9116444°N 1.3964028°W | Coal | 34 | ? | 1976 | 1979 | The site is now occupied by a PC World outlet. | |
Sutton Bridge A | Sutton Bridge | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | 52°45′26.08″N0°11′34.85″E / 52.7572444°N 0.1930139°E | 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 [1] | Swindon | Wiltshire | South | Coal | 35 | ||||||
Taylors Lane | Willesden | London | Greater London | 51°32′46.20″N0°15′27.08″W / 51.5461667°N 0.2575222°W | Coal | 28.6 | 1903 | 1972 | ? | ||
Taylors Lane | Willesden | London | Greater London | 51°32′46.20″N0°15′27.08″W / 51.5461667°N 0.2575222°W | OCGT | 144 | 1979 | 2x72 MW | |||
Teesport Renewable Energy Plant | Teesport | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | 54°35′50.67″N1°10′12.84″W / 54.5974083°N 1.1702333°W | Biomass (woodpellets) | 300 | |||||
Teesside EfW plant | Billingham | County Durham | North East | 54°34′36.94″N1°7′14.06″W / 54.5769278°N 1.1205722°W | Waste | 20 | 1998 | ||||
Teesside | Wilton | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | 54°34′36.94″N1°7′14.06″W / 54.5769278°N 1.1205722°W | CCGT | 1875 | 1993 | 2013 | yes | Largest CCGT plant in Europe | |
Templeborough | Rotherham | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°25′20″N1°22′24″W / 53.4222°N 1.3733°W | 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 Close | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°57′58.93″N1°36′51.03″W / 54.9663694°N 1.6141750°W | 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 [43] | Thetford | Norfolk | East | Biomass (poultry litter) | 39 | 1999 | |||||
Thor | Seal Sands | County Durham | North East | 54°36′10.94″N1°12′10.07″W / 54.6030389°N 1.2027972°W | CCGT | 1020 | |||||
Thornhill [11] | Dewsbury | West Yorkshire | North East | 53°40′37.7″N1°39′16.5″W / 53.677139°N 1.654583°W | Coal | 186 | 1902 | 1982 | yes | ||
Thornhill power station | Dewsbury | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°40′37.7″N1°39′16.5″W / 53.677139°N 1.654583°W | Gas | 50 | 1998 | Operational | |||
Thorpe Marsh | Doncaster | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | 53°34′50.03″N1°5′7.07″W / 53.5805639°N 1.0852972°W | 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 | 51°27′18.21″N0°23′29.89″E / 51.4550583°N 0.3916361°E | Oil | 360 | 1956 | 1981 | 1999 | ||
Tilbury B | Tilbury | Thurrock, Essex | East | 51°27′18.21″N0°23′29.89″E / 51.4550583°N 0.3916361°E | Coal+oil+biofuel | 1131 | 1967 | 2013 | 2016-19 | ||
Torquay | Torquay | Devon | South West | Coal | |||||||
Tunbridge Wells [6] | Tunbridge Wells | Kent | South East | 51°08′24″N 00°16′09″E | Coal | 11.25 | 1895 | 1968 | |||
Trafford [11] | Trafford | Greater Manchester | North West | Coal Fuel oil | 58 15 | 1929 1952 | 1976 1967 | yes | Steam and gas turbine | ||
Trafford [44] | Carrington | Greater Manchester | North West | CCGT | 1520 | TBD | On the same site as Carrington | ||||
Uxbridge [1] | 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 [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 [21] (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 | |||||
Watford | Watford | Hertfordshire | East | 51°38′34.425″N0°24′15.615″W / 51.64289583°N 0.40433750°W | Coal | 27 | 1899 | 1990 | yes | ||
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 A | Bole | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 53°21′54.03″N0°49′10.05″W / 53.3650083°N 0.8194583°W | Coal | 1972 | 1967 [45] | 2023 | |||
West Burton B | Bole | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 53°21′54.03″N0°49′10.05″W / 53.3650083°N 0.8194583°W | CCGT | 1270 | 2012 | ||||
West Ham | Canning Town | London | Greater London | 51°31′5.19″N0°0′4.94″E / 51.5181083°N 0.0013722°E | Coal | 114 | 1904 | 1983 | Yes | ||
West Thurrock | West Thurrock | Essex | East | 51°28′10.21″N0°17′19.9″E / 51.4695028°N 0.288861°E | Coal | 1300 | 1962 | 1993 | yes | ||
Weston-super-Mare [1] | Weston-super-Mare | Somerset | South West | Coal | 2.6 | 1958 | |||||
Westwood | Ince-in-Makerfield | Greater Manchester | North West | 53°32′16.67″N2°37′39.65″W / 53.5379639°N 2.6276806°W | Coal | 120 | 1950 | 1980s | 1989 | ||
Weymouth [1] | Weymouth | Dorset | South | Coal | 4.65 | ||||||
Wheldale [46] [47] | Castleford | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and the Humber | Gas | 10 | ~2000 | |||||
Whinfield Stage 1 | Rowlands Gill | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°55′3.45″N1°45′52.87″W / 54.9176250°N 1.7646861°W | Coal | 1896 | Stage 2 | 1970s | |||
Whinfield Stage 2 | Rowlands Gill | Tyne and Wear | North East | 54°55′3.45″N1°45′52.87″W / 54.9176250°N 1.7646861°W | Coal | 1914 | 1932 | 1970s | |||
Whitebirk Power Station | Whitebirk, near Blackburn | Lancashire | North West | 53°45′36″N02°26′54″W / 53.76000°N 2.44833°W | 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 [8] | 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 | 52°55′55.07″N1°10′1.05″W / 52.9319639°N 1.1669583°W | Coal | 316 | 1925 [48] | 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 | 52°51′14.08″N1°33′54.02″W / 52.8539111°N 1.5650056°W | Coal | 400 | 1957 | 1990s | partly ~2000 | 4x100 MW | |
Willington B [49] | Willington | Derbyshire | East Midlands | 52°51′14.076″N1°33′54.023″W / 52.85391000°N 1.56500639°W | Coal | 400 | 1960s | 1990s | partly ~2000 | 2x200 MW | |
Wilton | Wilton | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | 54°35′21.92″N1°7′7.07″W / 54.5894222°N 1.1186306°W | Coal, oil + gas | 197 | 1952 | ||||
Wilton 10 | Wilton | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | 54°35′21.92″N1°7′7.07″W / 54.5894222°N 1.1186306°W | Biomass (sustainable wood, sawmill and offcut waste) | 30 | 2007 | ||||
Wilton 11 | Wilton | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | 54°35′21.92″N1°7′7.07″W / 54.5894222°N 1.1186306°W | 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 | 50°40′55.25″N2°15′39.89″W / 50.6820139°N 2.2610806°W | Nuclear | 100 | 1968 | 1990 | 2018 | Research reactor site active 1958-1995 | |
Winnington CHP [50] [51] | Northwich | Cheshire | North West | Gas CHP | 130 | 2000 | One of the largest CHPs 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 [52] | London | London | Greater London | 51°29′40.197″N0°3′56.933″E / 51.49449917°N 0.06581472°E | Coal | 57 | 1893 | 1978 | 1979 | The 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 | |||||
Name | Location | County | Region | Coordinates | Type | Total capacity (MW) | Opened | Closed | Demolished | Notes |
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Backbarrow Power Station [53] [54] | Backbarrow | Cumbria | North West | 54°15′15.857″N2°59′25.389″W / 54.25440472°N 2.99038583°W | Small hydro | 0.325 | 2000 | 3 Kaplan turbines | ||
Bedlington | Northumberland | North East | Small hydro | 0.3 | 1989 | |||||
Beeston [55] | Beeston | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 52°55′8.043″N1°13′41.043″W / 52.91890083°N 1.22806750°W | Small hydro | 1.66 | 2000 | UK’s largest "run-of river" hydro-electric plant | ||
Belper North Mill [56] | Belper | Derbyshire | East Midlands | 53°1′41.579″N1°29′12.841″W / 53.02821639°N 1.48690028°W | Small hydro | 0.35 | 1998 | |||
Biddulph | Biddulph | Staffordshire | West Midlands | Small hydro | 0.00 | |||||
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 [56] | Borrowash | Derbyshire | East Midlands | 52°54′0.055″N1°22′0.031″W / 52.90001528°N 1.36667528°W | Small hydro | 0.179 | 1995 | |||
Brignall Mill [57] [58] | Brignall | County Durham | North East | 54°30′20.95″N1°53′54.011″W / 54.5058194°N 1.89833639°W | Small hydro | 0.003 | ||||
Burton Mill | Burton upon Trent | Staffordshire | West Midlands | Small hydro | 0.07 | 1998 | ||||
Chagford [1] | Devon | South West | Small hydro | 0.026 | ||||||
Coniston [1] | Coniston | Cumbria | North West | Small hydro | 0.30 | 1932 | after 1963 | |||
Cotton Valley Sewage Works 2 [17] [58] | Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire | South East | 52°3′27.216″N0°42′31.916″W / 52.05756000°N 0.70886556°W | Small hydro | 0.015 | 2006 | |||
Cuckney School [56] | Cuckney | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 53°14′6.031″N1°9′14.024″W / 53.23500861°N 1.15389556°W | Small hydro | 0.008 | 2006 | |||
De Lank Quarry [59] [60] | St Breward | Cornwall | South West | Small hydro | 0.3 | 2002 | ||||
Derwent Reservoir | Blanchland | County Durham/Northumberland | North East | Small hydro | 0.097 | 1957 | ||||
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 Mill | Bruton | Somerset | South West | 51°6′23.2″N2°28′0.91″W / 51.106444°N 2.4669194°W | Small hydro | 0.012 | 2004 | |||
Glen Lyn Gorge | Lynmouth | Devon | South West | Small hydro | 0.3 | |||||
Guildford Hydro [61] [62] | Guildford | Surrey | South East | 51°10′48.202″N0°45′0.034″W / 51.18005611°N 0.75000944°W | 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 | 55°10′59.91″N2°30′0.003″W / 55.1833083°N 2.50000083°W | Small hydro | 12 | 1982 | |||
Linton [1] | Linton-on-Ouse | North Yorkshire | North East | Small hydro | 0.75 | before 1923 | ||||
Longbridge Weir Hydro | Derby | Derbyshire | East Midlands | 52°55′22″N1°28′15″W / 52.92278°N 1.47083°W | Small hydro | 0.023 | 2013 | |||
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 [56] | Matlock Bath | Derbyshire | East Midlands | 53°6′46.038″N1°33′42.004″W / 53.11278833°N 1.56166778°W | 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 [63] | Oxford | Oxfordshire | South East | 51°44′59.4384″N1°16′23.5056″W / 51.749844000°N 1.273196000°W | Small hydro | 0.049 | 2015 | |||
Ringwood [1] | Ringwood | Hampshire | South | Hydro + oil engine | 0.147 | |||||
Salgasson's (Westbrook) Mill | Godalming | Surrey | South East | 51°11′19.99″N0°37′13.94″W / 51.1888861°N 0.6205389°W | Hydro + coal | 0.0075 | 1881 | 1884 | First power unit for public lighting [64] [65] | |
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 | 54°07′26″N2°28′08″W / 54.12389°N 2.46889°W | Small hydro | 0.05 | 2009 | |||
Stockport hydro | Marple Stockport | Cheshire | North West | Small hydro | 0.068 | 2012 | ||||
Tellisford Mill | Tellisford | Somerset | South West | 51°17′54.06″N2°16′51.86″W / 51.2983500°N 2.2810722°W | Small hydro | 0.075 | 2007 | |||
Torrs Hydro | New Mills | Derbyshire | East Midlands | 53°21′50″N2°00′01″W / 53.36389°N 2.00028°W | Small hydro | 0.063 | 2008 | |||
Whalley Hydro [66] | Whalley | Lancashire | North West | 53°49′07″N2°24′15″W / 53.8186°N 2.4041°W | Small hydro | 0.1 | 2014 | |||
Wave Hub | Hayle | Cornwall | South West | 50°18′40.23″N5°31′29.69″W / 50.3111750°N 5.5249139°W | Wave | 20 | 2014 | 2019 | ||
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 | |
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