Power plant · Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
Wraysbury Landfill
Wraysbury Landfill is a power plant in Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom, with 4.8 MW of capacity, operated by Sirius Solar Building.
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 | Windsor and Maidenhead (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Former Wraysbury Landfill, Adj Staines Road, Wraysbury, Staines, Middlesex, TW19 5BS | 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 | 29 Oct 2014 (permit 14/02044/FULL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Windsor and Maidenhead) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 2 Jul 2014 (reference 14/02044/FULL, planning authority Windsor and Maidenhead) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Oct 2014 (granted, reference 14/02044/FULL, planning authority Windsor and Maidenhead) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sirius Solar Building | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.8 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 5.6 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4482, -0.5402 | 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
Wraysbury Landfill is the 2,217th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,306th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.8 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 | 2,217th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,306th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,964th 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. 14/02044/FULL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 195 substations, 154 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 128 grid connections (69 operating, 707 MW) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egham Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Causeway Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Sidney Road Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.9 km |
| Ready - 50MW Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 3.4 km |
| Waste 3.325 MW grid connection at Causeway | Grid connection | 3.33 MW | Operating | 4.5 km |
| Lakeside Energy From Waste Limited grid connection | Grid connection | 43.4 MW | Operating | 4.7 km |
| British Telecom Computer Centre | Data center | — | — | 5.7 km |
| Serverfarm LON1 – London Data Center | Data center | — | — | 6.0 km |
| Digital Realty LHR17 | Data center | — | — | 6.7 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.
- © 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.