Power plant · Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Calvert Phase II
Calvert Phase II is a power plant in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, with 11.2 MW of capacity, operated by Waste Recycling Group.
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 | Buckinghamshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Brackley Lane, Calvert, Milton Keynes, | 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 | 2003 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 21 Oct 2002 (permit 02/01933/ADP, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 11 Jul 2002 (reference 02/01933/ADP, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Oct 2002 (granted, reference 02/01933/ADP, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Waste Recycling Group | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 11.2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Landfill Gas | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.9008, -0.9897 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Calvert Phase II is the 1,030th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,754th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 11.2 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 | 1,030th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,754th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,637th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 02/01933/ADP
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 212 grid connections (45 operating, 489 MW), 102 substations and 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatmoor Energy From Waste grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Pembridge Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 131 MW | Planned | 5.3 km |
| Bicester 49.9MW - PV grid connection | Grid connection | 44 MW | Planned | 5.6 km |
| East Claydon GSP | Substation | — | — | 6.2 km |
| Bicester North BSP | Substation | — | — | 9.9 km |
| Bicester North Primary | Substation | — | — | 9.9 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1254986167) | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| nLighten Milton Keynes | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 460010263) | Data center | — | — | 23 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © 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.