Power plant · Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom
The Low Carbon Energy Generation Project at Keele University
The Low Carbon Energy Generation Project at Keele University is a power plant in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom, with 1.9 MW of capacity, operated by Keele University.
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 | Newcastle-under-Lyme (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land Adj To Springpool Wood, Keele, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 5BW | 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 | 2021 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 2 May 2019 (permit 18/00933/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Newcastle-under-Lyme) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Dec 2018 (reference 18/00933/FUL, planning authority Newcastle-under-Lyme) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 2 May 2019 (granted, reference 18/00933/FUL, planning authority Newcastle-under-Lyme) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Keele University | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.9 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.0027, -2.2682 | 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 researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Newcastle-under-Lyme, reference 18/00933/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Newcastle-under-Lyme, reference 18/00933/FUL)
How it compares
The Low Carbon Energy Generation Project at Keele University is the 3,360th-largest of 3,953 power plants in England and the 4,925th-largest of 5,723 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.9 MW is <0.1% of the 136,106 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 | 3,360th of 3,953 | 85,679 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,925th of 5,723 | 136,106 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,264th of 12,705 | 1,210,931 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 70 grid connections (39 operating, 380 MW), 68 substations, 5 data centers, 3 gas storage facilities and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Central data center, England | Data center | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Salinae Hydrogen Storage project | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 20 km |
| Keuper Gas Storage Project | Gas storage facility | — | Permitted | 27 km |
| Dane Moss Solar PV grid connection | Grid connection | 7.5 MW | Planned | 27 km |
| Danes Moss Landfill grid connection | Grid connection | 1.97 MW | Operating | 28 km |
| Danes Moss Landfill Site 2 grid connection | Grid connection | 2.1 MW | Operating | 28 km |
| Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1 | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 28 km |
| Chelford | Substation | — | — | 28 km |
| S.E. Macclesfield | Substation | — | — | 29 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.