Power plant · County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Hownsgill Energy Facility
Hownsgill Energy Facility is a cancelled power plant in County Durham, England, United Kingdom, with 15 MW of capacity, operated by Project Genesis.
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 | County Durham (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Adj To Hownsgill Industrial Park, DH8 7EQ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 11 Nov 2020 (reference DM/20/03267/WAS, planning authority County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Jun 2023 (appeal refused, reference DM/20/03267/WAS, planning authority County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Project Genesis | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 15 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | EfW Incineration | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.8442, -1.8354 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Hownsgill Energy Facility is the 774th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,388th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 15 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 | 774th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,388th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,094th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 265 grid connections (136 operating, 1,807 MW), 157 substations and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consett | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Biomass 1 MW grid connection at Consett | Grid connection | 1 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| 2.1MW Solar - Lanchester Wine Cellars Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 2.1 MW | Operating | 5.7 km |
| Wind 1 MW grid connection at Annfield 66/20kV | Grid connection | 1 MW | Operating | 5.7 km |
| Annfield | Substation | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Annfield 66/20kV | Substation | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
| Pulsant data center, England | Data center | — | — | 47 km |
Operator and place
More from Project Genesis
- Hownsgill Industrial Park5 MW · under construction
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- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
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- 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.
- 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.