Power plant · Newark and Sherwood, England, United Kingdom
Balderton
Balderton is a power plant in Newark and Sherwood, England, United Kingdom, with 20.3 MW of capacity, operated by SPEP.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Newark and Sherwood (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Quarry Farm, Bowbridge Lane, Balderton , Newark, NG24 3BZ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | SPEP | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 20.3 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass (dedicated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.0487, -0.8075 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Balderton is the 570th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,076th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 20.3 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 570th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,076th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,879th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 339 grid connections (17 operating, 127 MW), 15 substations, 5 transmission lines and 3 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Energy Storage Plant grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Sovereign Property Partners LLP Stor Site grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Newark Power Generation Plant, Bowbridge Lane, Balderton, Newark grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 3.5 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 30 km |
| Stow | Substation | — | — | 31 km |
| Lea Road | Substation | — | — | 38 km |
Operator and place
More from SPEP
- Spalding14.5 MW
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.