Power plant · Kirklees, England, United Kingdom
Lower Spen Landfill Scheme
Lower Spen Landfill Scheme is a cancelled power plant in Kirklees, England, United Kingdom, with 2.9 MW of capacity, operated by EDL and West Yorkshire Waste Disposal Authority.
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 | Kirklees (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | ParkRoad Ravensthorpe Dewsbury West Yorkshire | 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 | 17 Jul 1998 (Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Kirklees) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 9 Jul 1997 (Kirklees) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Jul 1998 (granted, Kirklees) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | EDL | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | West Yorkshire Waste Disposal Authority | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.9 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Landfill Gas | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6859, -1.6578 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Lower Spen Landfill Scheme is the 2,601st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,841st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.9 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 | 2,601st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,841st of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,788th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 542 grid connections (274 operating, 2,621 MW), 354 substations and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calder Wharf | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Gas 47.5 MW grid connection at Thornhill Cogen Generation | Grid connection | 47.5 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Thornhill 132kV | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Park Road | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Battery storage 40 MW grid connection at Mirfield BESS | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 2.3 km |
| Solar 1.15 MW grid connection at Park Road | Grid connection | 1.15 MW | Planned | 2.4 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 35 km |
Operators 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.
- 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.