Power plant · Lichfield, England, United Kingdom
Rugeley Power Plant Conversion
Rugeley Power Plant Conversion is a cancelled power plant in Lichfield, England, United Kingdom, with 1,000 MW of capacity, operated by GDF Suez and International Power.
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 | Lichfield (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Rugeley, WS15 1PR | 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 | 9 Jan 2013 (permit CH/12/0270, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Lichfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Nov 2012 (reference CH/12/0270, planning authority Lichfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Jan 2013 (granted, reference CH/12/0270, planning authority Lichfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | GDF Suez (International Power / GDF Suez) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | International Power (International Power / GDF Suez) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,000 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 | 52.7546, -1.9101 | 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 researchHow it compares
Rugeley Power Plant Conversion is the 7th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 9th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1,000 MW is 0.86% 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 | 7th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | 1.4% |
| United Kingdom | 9th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | 0.86% |
| All power plants in our data | 336th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 368 grid connections, 5 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Solar 42 MW grid connection at Rugeley 132Kv S Stn | Grid connection | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Seedy Mill Pumping Station grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 5.7 km |
| Hutchison 3G | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| EE Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Internet Central data center, England | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 44 km |
Operators and place
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © 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.