Power plant · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Brightenber Hill
Brightenber Hill is a cancelled power plant in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 7.5 MW of capacity, operated by Energiekontor UK.
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 | North Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land adjacent to Brightenber Hill near Stainton Hall, Gargrave, Skopton, BD23 3PA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | 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 |
| Application date | 17 Apr 2012 (reference 05/2012/12568, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Sept 2012 (refused, reference 05/2012/12568, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Feb 2016 (appeal refused, reference 05/2012/12568, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Energiekontor UK | 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 | 53.9718, -2.1710 | 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.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority North Yorkshire, reference 05/2012/12568)
- Permit refused (planning authority North Yorkshire, reference 05/2012/12568)
- Permit applied for (planning authority North Yorkshire, reference 05/2012/12568)
How it compares
Brightenber Hill 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% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 333 substations, 294 grid connections (153 operating, 1,438 MW), 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnoldswick | Substation | — | — | 5.4 km |
| Flat Lane | Substation | — | — | 6.9 km |
| Salterforth | Substation | — | — | 7.0 km |
| Shuttleworth Hall grid connection | Grid connection | 5.4 MW | Operating | 7.3 km |
| Waste 18 MW grid connection at Elslack 2 Wind Farm | Grid connection | 18 MW | Planned | 8.5 km |
| Wind 18 MW grid connection at Elslack Wind Farm | Grid connection | 18 MW | Planned | 8.5 km |
| Lloyds Banking Group Copley | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 403124345) | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| Redcentric Elland Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 38 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- 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.
- 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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