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 | Redcar and Cleveland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Teesport, Teeside, Middlesbrough, TS6 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 9 Mar 2010 (Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Redcar and Cleveland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 23 Jul 2008 (planning authority Redcar and Cleveland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Mar 2010 (granted, planning authority Redcar and Cleveland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Macquarie (Macquarie/ PKA/ MGT Power) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | PKA (Macquarie/ PKA/ MGT Power) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | MGT Power (Macquarie/ PKA/ MGT Power) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 299 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 | 54.6032, -1.1580 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Tees Renewable Energy Plant is the 41st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 59th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 299 MW is 0.26% 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 | 41st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | 0.42% |
| United Kingdom | 59th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | 0.26% |
| All power plants in our data | 982nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 239 grid connections (122 operating, 1,229 MW), 134 substations and 4 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumbrian Water Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 13.2 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Tees Industrial T1 T2 | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Gas 4 MW grid connection at Tees Industrial T1 T2 | Grid connection | 4 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Generation 4.4 MW grid connection at Tees Industrial T3 T4 | Grid connection | 4.4 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Grangetown | Substation | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Seal Sands | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 5.7 km |
| Data center, Redcar (OSM way 1055031579) | Data center | — | — | 8.2 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
Operators and place
Other power plants in England
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- 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
- 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.
- © 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.