Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Poole Biomass Plant
Poole Biomass Plant is a cancelled power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 10.9 MW of capacity, operated by Agricultural Energy Company Limited.
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 | Poole Biomass Power Plant, near Wellington , Adjacent to Brickworks and Waste Disposal Site , Near Wellington , Somerset | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Aug 2004 (withdrawn, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Agricultural Energy Company Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10.9 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 | 50.9896, -3.2114 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Withdrawn (planning authority Somerset)
How it compares
Poole Biomass Plant is the 1,051st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,778th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10.9 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 1,051st of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,778th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,780th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 21 grid connections (12 operating, 138 MW), 9 substations, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands Power Plant grid connection | Grid connection | 52.5 MW | Planned | 30 km |
| Axminster GSP | Substation | — | — | 30 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 32 km |
| Pipplepen Farm Solar PV grid connection | Grid connection | 32.6 MW | Planned | 35 km |
| Bunford Park Development grid connection | Grid connection | 6.17 MW | Planned | 39 km |
| Larkhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 39 km |
| West Hendford Primary | Substation | — | — | 40 km |
| Insight Data Ltd | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 47 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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