Power plant · Wirral, England, United Kingdom
Eastham Balacing Services Plant
Eastham Balacing Services Plant is a cancelled power plant in Wirral, England, United Kingdom, with 27 MW of capacity, operated by Peel Land and Property.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Wirral (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land adj to Eastham FC of , Bankfields Road, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 0BB | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 4 Oct 2017 (reference APP/17/01243, planning authority Wirral) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 4 Apr 2018 (withdrawn, reference APP/17/01243, planning authority Wirral) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Peel Land and Property | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 27 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 | 53.3182, -2.9460 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Eastham Balacing Services Plant is the 435th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 826th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 27 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 | 435th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 826th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,072nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 149 grid connections (87 operating, 672 MW), 14 data centers, 3 gas storage facilities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nLighten Edge Data Centre Liverpool | Data center | — | — | 3.3 km |
| nLighten Chester | Data center | — | — | 8.2 km |
| The Babbage Centre | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Bickerstaffe WTW grid connection | Grid connection | 1.25 MW | Operating | 24 km |
| Unit 1 Junction Lane grid connection | Grid connection | 5.26 MW | Planned | 25 km |
| Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill grid connection | Grid connection | 1.03 MW | Operating | 25 km |
| Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1 | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 34 km |
| Keuper Gas Storage Project | Gas storage facility | — | Permitted | 35 km |
| Salinae Hydrogen Storage project | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 38 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © 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.