Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Express Park
Express Park is a cancelled power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 40 MW of capacity, operated by Express 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 | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Express Park (Land north of Express Road), Bristol Road, Bridgwater | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 25 Feb 2003 (reference 1/09/03/004, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Apr 2004 (refused, reference 1/09/03/004, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Express Power | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 40 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass (dedicated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.1272, -2.9897 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Express Park is the 305th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 572nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 40 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 | 305th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 572nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,251st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 311 grid connections (26 operating, 199 MW), 21 substations, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land of Axe Road grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Bridgwater, GFE Generating Station, the Drove grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Bridgwater Chilton Trinity STW Import/Export Site grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 26 km |
| Insight Data Ltd | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 27 km |
| Larkhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 30 km |
| Chilton Cantello Primary | Substation | — | — | 31 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © 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.