Power plant · South Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Cowley electricity sub-station
Cowley electricity sub-station is a power plant in South Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, operated by Pivot Power.
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 | South Oxfordshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Cowley Main Sub Station, Lower Blackberry Lane, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9BD | 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 | 2021 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 4 Jun 2019 (permit P19/S0623/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by South Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 25 Feb 2019 (reference P19/S0623/FUL, planning authority South Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 4 Jun 2019 (granted, reference P19/S0623/FUL, planning authority South Oxfordshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Pivot Power | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (co-located with fossil fuel plant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7180, -1.1830 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority South Oxfordshire, reference P19/S0623/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority South Oxfordshire, reference P19/S0623/FUL)
How it compares
Cowley electricity sub-station is the 175th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 362nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 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 | 175th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 362nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,865th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 185 grid connections (92 operating, 1,045 MW), 180 substations and 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99.9MW BESS - Near Cowley grid connection | Grid connection | 119 MW | Planned | 0.5 km |
| Cowley Local (Main) BSP | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Cowley Local (Reserve) BSP | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Cowley Local Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Unipart Group of Companies grid connection | Grid connection | 2.4 MW | Planned | 1.3 km |
| Unipart Group of Companies grid connection | Grid connection | 4.95 MW | Planned | 1.3 km |
| University Shared Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 6.6 km |
| AWS Didcot Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| R89 | Data center | — | — | 18 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.
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