Power plant · Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Skelton Grange – Energy Recovery Facility
Skelton Grange – Energy Recovery Facility is a power plant under construction in Leeds, England, United Kingdom, with 49 MW of capacity, operated by Scottish & Southern Energy Scottish Hydro Electric.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Leeds (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Former Skelton Grange Power Station Site, Pontefract Lane, Newsam Green, Leeds, LS15 9AD | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 25 May 2023 (permit 11/03705/FU, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Leeds) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 27 Sept 2011 (ref. 11/03705/FU, Leeds) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 25 May 2023 (granted, ref. 11/03705/FU, Leeds) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Scottish & Southern Energy Scottish Hydro Electric | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | EfW Incineration | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.7773, -1.4947 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Skelton Grange – Energy Recovery Facility is the 782nd-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,243rd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 782nd of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,243rd of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,326th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 439 grid connections (221 operating, 2,198 MW), 362 substations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelton Grange | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Gas 45 MW grid connection at South Road CHP Direct | Grid connection | 45 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Skelton Grange Road grid connection | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Knostrop | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Solar 4 MW grid connection at Pontefract Lane 1/2 | Grid connection | 4 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Stourton 132/11kV Direct | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 20 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.
- 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.
- 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.