Power plant · North East Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Clay Cross ERF
Clay Cross ERF is a cancelled power plant in North East Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, with 12 MW of capacity, operated by Clay Cross Biomass.
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 East Derbyshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land off Bridge Street, Clay Cross, S45 9NY | 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 | 29 Mar 2017 (permit CW4/1114/98, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North East Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Dec 2014 (reference CW4/1114/98, planning authority North East Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Mar 2017 (granted, reference CW4/1114/98, planning authority North East Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Clay Cross Biomass | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Advanced Conversion Technologies | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.1731, -1.4076 | 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.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority North East Derbyshire, reference CW4/1114/98)
- Permit applied for (planning authority North East Derbyshire, reference CW4/1114/98)
How it compares
Clay Cross ERF is the 931st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,630th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12 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 | 931st of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,630th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,178th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 145 grid connections (81 operating, 759 MW), 138 substations, 7 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dronfield | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 16 km |
| Greenhill | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Jordanthorpe | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 35 MW grid connection at Bochum Parkway Combined Tech | Grid connection | 35 MW | Planned | 18 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 40 MW grid connection at Mansion House Farm BESS | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 18 km |
| Wind 20.22 MW grid connection at Pennyhill Windfarm | Grid connection | 20.2 MW | Operating | 19 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Hive IT | Data center | — | — | 23 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.
- 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.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.