Power plant · Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Petre Street
Petre Street is a cancelled power plant in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, with 20 MW of capacity, operated by Renewable Energy Systems.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Sheffield (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Site Of 350 Petre Street, Sheffield, S4 8LU | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 24 Nov 2017 (permit 16/03302/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Sheffield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Sept 2016 (ref. 16/03302/FUL, Sheffield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Nov 2017 (granted, ref. 16/03302/FUL, Sheffield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Renewable Energy Systems | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 20 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.4023, -1.4422 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Petre Street is the 573rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,079th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 20 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 | 573rd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,079th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,907th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 506 grid connections (200 operating, 1,911 MW), 293 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 49.5 MW grid connection at Petre Street Generation | Grid connection | 49.5 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Battery storage 40 MW grid connection at Carlisle Street BESS | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Pitsmoor 3/4 | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Newhall Road | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Stevenson Road | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Land off Darnell Road grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 1.6 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 39 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 41 km |
Operator and place
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- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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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.