Power plant · Calderdale, England, United Kingdom
Riccall Mine
Riccall Mine is a cancelled power plant in Calderdale, England, United Kingdom, with 20 MW of capacity, operated by Kelda Water Services.
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 | Calderdale (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Selby Road, Riccall, York, YO4 6QR | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 14 Jan 2013 (reference 2012/1080/FUL, planning authority Calderdale) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Jan 2017 (withdrawn, reference 2012/1080/FUL, planning authority Calderdale) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Kelda Water Services | 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 | Biomass (dedicated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6935, -2.1375 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Riccall Mine 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: 473 grid connections (266 operating, 2,374 MW), 198 substations, 21 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reaps Moss Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 10.7 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Crook Hill Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 36.3 MW | Operating | 1.8 km |
| Limers Gate grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| Todmorden | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Hebden Bridge | Substation | — | — | 8.8 km |
| Mytholmroyd | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Lloyds Banking Group Copley | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 403124345) | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Redcentric Elland Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
Operator 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.