Power plant · Redcar and Cleveland, England, United Kingdom
Wilton International
Wilton International is a power plant in Redcar and Cleveland, England, United Kingdom, with 35.2 MW of capacity, operated by UK Wood Recycling.
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 | Wilton International, PO Box 1985, Wilton, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS90 8WS | 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 | 2007 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 7 Nov 2006 (permit R/2006/0910/FFM, 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 | 6 Sept 2006 (reference R/2006/0910/FFM, planning authority Redcar and Cleveland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 7 Nov 2006 (granted, reference R/2006/0910/FFM, planning authority Redcar and Cleveland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | UK Wood Recycling | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 35.2 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 | 54.5684, -1.0935 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Wilton International is the 345th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 650th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 35.2 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 | 345th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 650th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,499th 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. R/2006/0910/FFM
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 221 grid connections (111 operating, 1,151 MW), 105 substations, 4 data centers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court Green Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 125 MW | Planned | 1.5 km |
| Court Green Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 1.5 km |
| Solar 39.6 MW grid connection at Guisborough Estate | Grid connection | 39.6 MW | Planned | 2.1 km |
| Lackenby | Substation | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Guisborough T1 T2 | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Grangetown | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Data center, Redcar (OSM way 1055031579) | Data center | — | — | 4.7 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 9.2 km |
| Pulsant data center, England | Data center | — | — | 14 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.
- © 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.