Power plant · York, England, United Kingdom
East York Energy Hub
East York Energy Hub is a permitted power plant in York, England, United Kingdom, with 250 MW of capacity, operated by York Energy Park Limited.
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 | York (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Adjacent To Gells Farm, Murton Way, York, YO10 3JQ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 15 Sept 2025 (permit 24/02303/FULM, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by York) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 19 Dec 2024 (reference 24/02303/FULM, planning authority York) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Sept 2025 (granted, reference 24/02303/FULM, planning authority York) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | York Energy Park Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 250 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (stand-alone storage) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.9598, -1.0234 | 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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East York Energy Hub is the 161st-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 250th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 250 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 161st of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | 0.13% |
| United Kingdom | 250th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 627th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 351 grid connections (167 operating, 1,986 MW), 227 substations, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 105.1 MW grid connection at Murton Way BESS Direct | Grid connection | 105 MW | Planned | 0.4 km |
| Osbaldwick | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Hull Road BESS Direct | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
| Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Hull Road BESS Direct | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| York University | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Melrosegate | Substation | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 18 km |
| VocaLink | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 37 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.
- 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.
- 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.