Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Evercreech Junction - AD (food and farm waste)
Evercreech Junction - AD (food and farm waste) is a cancelled power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 4.8 MW of capacity, operated by Evercreech Renewable Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Unit 22, Evercreech Junction, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6NA | 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 | 16 Dec 2013 (permit PL\2477\13, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 3 Oct 2013 (reference PL\2477\13, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 Dec 2013 (granted, reference PL\2477\13, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Evercreech Renewable Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.8 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Anaerobic Digestion | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.1277, -2.5144 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
Evercreech Junction - AD (food and farm waste) is the 2,217th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,306th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.8 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 | 2,217th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,306th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,964th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 121 grid connections (73 operating, 711 MW), 64 substations, 5 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyke Farms Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2.9 km |
| Solar 1.254 MW grid connection at Castle Cary | Grid connection | 1.25 MW | Operating | 4.5 km |
| Bruton Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.2 km |
| Castle Cary Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.6 km |
| Landmark Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 5.5 MW | Planned | 9.3 km |
| Wincanton Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 29 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 33 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 33 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.
- © 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.