Power plant · England, United Kingdom
Sheringham Shoal
Sheringham Shoal is a power plant in England, United Kingdom, with 317 MW of capacity, operated by Equinor.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | between 17 and 22 kilometres off the Norfolk coast, north of the seaside town of Sheringham. | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2012 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Offshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 7 Aug 2008 (Electricity Act 1989 section 36, issued by DECC (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 30 May 2006 (planning authority DECC (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 7 Aug 2008 (granted, planning authority DECC (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Equinor | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 317 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 88 units (3.6 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Offshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.1360, 1.1516 | 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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- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority DECC (S36))
- Permit applied for (planning authority DECC (S36))
How it compares
Sheringham Shoal is the 36th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 51st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 317 MW is 0.27% 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 | 36th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | 0.44% |
| United Kingdom | 51st of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | 0.27% |
| All power plants in our data | 978th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Operator and place
More from Equinor
- Dogger Bank A & B (was Creyke Beck A & B)2,400 MW · under construction
- Dogger Bank C (was Teesside A)1,200 MW · under construction
- Dudgeon Extension Project402 MW · permitted
- Sheringham and Dudgeon Extension Projects317 MW · permitted
- Sheringham Extension Project317 MW · permitted
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
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.
- 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.