Power plant · Bracknell Forest, England, United Kingdom
Bracknell Forest Biomass Centre
Bracknell Forest Biomass Centre is a cancelled power plant in Bracknell Forest, England, United Kingdom, with 1.1 MW of capacity, operated by Under tender.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bracknell Forest (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | In the centre of the '3M roundabout', which is at the junction of A329 (Millennium Way), B3018 (Binfield Road), Bond Way and B3048 (Wokingham Road). | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 21 Dec 2006 (permit 04/01129/OUT, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Bracknell Forest) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 25 Nov 2004 (reference 04/01129/OUT, planning authority Bracknell Forest) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Dec 2006 (granted, reference 04/01129/OUT, planning authority Bracknell Forest) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Under tender | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.1 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 | 51.4187, -0.7520 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Bracknell Forest Biomass Centre is the 3,268th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,829th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.1 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 | 3,268th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,829th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,669th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 223 substations, 152 grid connections (77 operating, 797 MW) and 120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centrilogic | Data center | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Bracknell Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Bracknell BSP | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Generation 19 MW grid connection at Western Road Generation | Grid connection | 19 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| EXA Infrastructure - St James House | Data center | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Keppel Data Centres (Vodafone) - London | Data center | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Warfield Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Peakgen Bracknell grid connection | Grid connection | 19 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| Land South of the Valentines grid connection | Grid connection | 17.9 MW | Planned | 5.9 km |
Operator 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.
- © 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.