Power plant · Rugby, England, United Kingdom
Rugby Cement Works
Rugby Cement Works is a cancelled power plant in Rugby, England, United Kingdom, with 35 MW of capacity, operated by Cemex.
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 | Rugby (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Rugby Cement, Lawford Road, Rugby, | 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 Mar 2007 (permit S965/06CM028, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Rugby) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 3 Oct 2006 (reference S965/06CM028, planning authority Rugby) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Mar 2007 (granted, reference S965/06CM028, planning authority Rugby) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Cemex | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 35 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 | 52.3774, -1.2837 | 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.
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- Permit granted (planning authority Rugby, reference S965/06CM028)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Rugby, reference S965/06CM028)
How it compares
Rugby Cement Works is the 346th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 651st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 35 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 | 346th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 651st of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,531st of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 7 data centers, 7 grid connections (4 operating, 12.4 MW) and 2 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data center, England (OSM way 710050084) | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Deddington Primary | Substation | — | — | 45 km |
| Cottisford Primary | Substation | — | — | 46 km |
| Hill Farm PV grid connection | Grid connection | 4.51 MW | Operating | 46 km |
| Duns TEW Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 6 MW | Planned | 46 km |
| Shelswell Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 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.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.