Power plant · Rushcliffe, England, United Kingdom
The Sawmill
The Sawmill is a power plant in Rushcliffe, England, United Kingdom, with 6.8 MW of capacity, operated by Veolia Energy Services.
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 | Rushcliffe (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The Sawmill, Fosse Way, Upper Broughton, NG12 5PS | 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 | 2017 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 5 Feb 2015 (permit ES/2872, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Rushcliffe) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 9 Aug 2013 (reference ES/2872, planning authority Rushcliffe) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Feb 2015 (granted, reference ES/2872, planning authority Rushcliffe) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Veolia Energy Services | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.8 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 | 52.8411, -1.0307 | 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
The Sawmill is the 1,529th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,439th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.8 MW is <0.1% 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 | 1,529th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,439th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,928th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. ES/2872
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 381 grid connections (1 operating, 1.6 MW), 7 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brookes Sawmill grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Willoughby BESS grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Church Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 7.2 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 8.8 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 35 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.
- 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.