Power plant · Newark and Sherwood, England, United Kingdom
Bilsthorpe Energy Centre
Bilsthorpe Energy Centre is a cancelled power plant in Newark and Sherwood, England, United Kingdom, with 9.6 MW of capacity, operated by Waste2Tricity and Bilsthorpe Waste).
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 | Bilsthorpe Business Park, Eakring Road, Bilsthorpe, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG22 8ST | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 1 Jun 2016 (permit ES/2950, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Newark and Sherwood) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Nov 2013 (reference ES/2950, planning authority Newark and Sherwood) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 1 Jun 2016 (granted, reference ES/2950, planning authority Newark and Sherwood) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 1 Jun 2016 (secretary of state granted, reference ES/2950, planning authority Newark and Sherwood) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Waste2Tricity (Waste2Tricity (Peel Energy / Bilsthorpe Waste)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bilsthorpe Waste) (Waste2Tricity (Peel Energy / Bilsthorpe Waste)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 9.6 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Advanced Conversion Technologies | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.1264, -1.0099 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
Bilsthorpe Energy Centre is the 1,217th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,003rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 9.6 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 | 1,217th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,003rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,337th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 391 grid connections (56 operating, 477 MW), 105 substations, 6 data centers and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Crifton Lodge Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Mickledale Laner grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Bilsthorpe Colliery, Eakring Road, Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire NG22 8UA grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Costhorpe | Substation | — | — | 28 km |
| Kiveton Park | Substation | — | — | 29 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| Stow | Substation | — | — | 30 km |
Operators and place
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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.