Power plant · Boston, England, United Kingdom
Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF)
Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF) is a power plant in Boston, England, United Kingdom, with 102 MW of capacity, operated by Alternative Use Boston Projects.
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 | Boston (coordinates), England (East Midlands) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Boston (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Nursery Road, Boston, Lincolnshire | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Riverside Industrial Estate, Boston, PE21 7NX | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 6 Jul 2023 (permit EN010095, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 5 Jul 2023 (permit EN010095, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 23 Mar 2021 (reference EN010095, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 23 Mar 2021 (reference EN010095, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Jul 2023 (granted, reference EN010095, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Jul 2023 (granted, reference EN010095, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Alternative Use Boston Projects (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Alternative Use Boston Projects | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 102 MW (description) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 102 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | EfW Incineration | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | EfW Incineration | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 26.7 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.9607, -0.0072 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · 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.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010095) · source
- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010095)
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010095) · source
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010095)
Also recorded as
2 sources record Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF); this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF) | asset:pins-nsip:en010095 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects | — |
| Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF) | asset:repd:6641 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) | Same name, coordinates, operator and capacity |
How it compares
Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF) is the 247th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 422nd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 102 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 247th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 422nd of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,263rd of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 5 transmission lines, 4 substations, 3 data centers and 3 grid connections (32.5 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 | Transmission line | — | Planned | 5.3 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 15 km |
| Kings Lynn B Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 37 km |
| Longmarsh Green Energy | Data center | — | Planned | 39 km |
| Solar 5 MW grid connection at South Reston | Grid connection | 5 MW | Operating | 40 km |
| South Reston | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
| Positive Park | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
| Belmont Covert | Substation | — | — | 43 km |
| Keddington Road | Substation | — | — | 46 km |
Operator and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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