Power plant · Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
North East Energy Recovery Centre (adjacent to Teesside EfW)
North East Energy Recovery Centre (adjacent to Teesside EfW) is a power plant in Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom, with 21 MW of capacity, operated by Sita UK.
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 | Stockton-on-Tees (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Haverton Hill Road, Billingham, TS23 1PY | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2014 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 30 Oct 2008 (permit 08/2469/EIS, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Stockton-on-Tees) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 31 Jul 2008 (ref. 08/2469/EIS, Stockton-on-Tees) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Oct 2008 (granted, ref. 08/2469/EIS, Stockton-on-Tees) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sita UK | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 21 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 | 54.5979, -1.2551 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
North East Energy Recovery Centre (adjacent to Teesside EfW) is the 553rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,029th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 21 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 | 553rd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,029th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,735th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 08/2469/EIS
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 248 grid connections (128 operating, 1,264 MW) and 146 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 100.92 MW grid connection at Belasis Avenue BESS Direct | Grid connection | 101 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
| Sita IBA Recycling Plant grid connection | Grid connection | 10 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Sita IBA Recycling Plant grid connection | Grid connection | 20.1 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| North Tees | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| North Tees T1 T2 | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| North Tees T3 T4 | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
Operator and place
More from Sita UK
- Severnside Energy Recovery Centre32 MW
- Ridham Dock24.5 MW
- Copyhold Works Incinerator20 MW
- Great Blakenham EfW20 MW
- Teesside EfW19.2 MW
- Edmonton 'B' CHP Plant18 MW
- Altens Incinerator12 MW
- Teesside EfW (extension)10 MW
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.
- 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.