Power plant · Barnsley, England, United Kingdom
Blackstone Edge
Blackstone Edge is a power plant in Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, with 7.5 MW of capacity, operated by Ventient.
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 | Barnsley (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Blackstone Edge, Penistone | 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 | 2013 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 26 May 2009 (permit 2008/0171, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Nov 2006 (reference 2008/0171, planning authority Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 May 2009 (granted, reference 2008/0171, planning authority Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Ventient (Ventient (formerly Infinis)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 7.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units (2.5 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.5442, -1.7032 | 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 researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Barnsley, reference 2008/0171)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Barnsley, reference 2008/0171)
How it compares
Blackstone Edge is the 1,425th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,284th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 7.5 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 1,425th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,284th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,756th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 559 substations, 514 grid connections (278 operating, 2,592 MW), 22 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 5.7 MW grid connection at Scholes | Grid connection | 5.7 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Wind 5.7 MW grid connection at Hazlehead | Grid connection | 5.7 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Wind 6.555 MW grid connection at Penistone | Grid connection | 6.56 MW | Operating | 1.6 km |
| Hazlehead | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Scholes | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Penistone | Substation | — | — | 6.2 km |
| HSBC Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Redcentric Elland Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 403124345) | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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