Ranking · United Kingdom

Retiring power plants in the United Kingdom, 2026–2030

4.7 GW of power plant capacity in the United Kingdom is due to retire in 2026–2030, at 4 plants, ranked here by the capacity closing. Heysham 2 leads, with 1,240 MW due in 2030. Another 20 GW at 21 plants closed in 2016 or later.

Due to retire in 2026–2030

All 4 plants with a closing date in 2026–2030, by the capacity closing then (the plant's own when no unit figure is given). Closing dates come from owners' announced end of generation and DUKES 5.11. When a plant closes, its grid connection and its land free up.

#	Power plant	Region	Owner or operator	Technology	Retiring	Year	Grid connection
1	Heysham 2	England	EDF Energy	Nuclear (AGR)	1,240 MW	2030	—
2	Torness	Scotland	EDF Energy	Nuclear (AGR)	1,200 MW	2030	400 kV (Torness 400/132kV), SP Transmission plc
3	Hartlepool	England	EDF Energy	Nuclear (AGR)	1,185 MW	2030	275 kV (Hartlepool 275kV Substation), National Grid Electricity Transmission
4	Heysham 1	England	EDF Energy	Nuclear (AGR)	1,060 MW	2030	—

Closed since 2016

All 21 plants that closed in 2016 or later, by the capacity they had. A closed plant's connection may be free for a new user, unless it has been reassigned or reused on the site.

#	Power plant	Region	Owner or operator	Technology	Capacity	Closed	Grid connection
1	Longannet	Scotland	—	Coal	2,260 MW	2016	—
2	Ratcliffe-on-Soar	England	Uniper	Coal	2,021 MW	2024	—
3	Cottam	England	EDF Energy	Coal	2,000 MW	2019	—
4	West Burton	England	EDF Energy	Coal	2,000 MW	2023	—
5	Eggborough	England	Eggborough Power Limited	Coal	1,960 MW	2018	—
6	Aberthaw B	Wales	RWE Generation	Coal	1,559 MW	2019	—
7	Fiddler’s Ferry	England	SSE plc	Coal	1,510 MW	2020	—
8	Dungeness B	England	EDF Energy	Nuclear	1,090 MW	2021	—
9	Hunterston B	Scotland	EDF Energy	Nuclear	985 MW	2022	—
10	Ferrybridge C	England	—	Coal	980 MW	2016	—
11	Hinkley Point	England	EDF Energy	Nuclear	965 MW	2022	—
12	Ballylumford B	Northern Ireland	EPUKi	OCGT	540 MW	2018	—
13	Baglan	England	Calon Energy	CCGT	520 MW	2023	—
14	Deeside	Wales	Engie	CCGT	498 MW	2018	—
15	Rugeley	England	Engie	Coal	448 MW	2016	—
16	Barry	—	—	CCGT/OCGT	375 MW	2019	—
17	Castleford	England	Powergen	CCGT	56 MW	2020	—
18	Sandbach	England	Powergen	CCGT	56 MW	2020	—
19	Seal Sands	England	RWE Generation	CCGT	55 MW	2022	—
20	Aberthaw GT	Wales	RWE Generation	Oil	51 MW	2020	—
21	Knapton	England	Third Energy UK Gas	CCGT	42 MW	2019	—

Mothballed

Stations DESNZ records as mothballed: off the system, not demolished. 2 plants, 0.6 GW.

#	Power plant	Region	Owner or operator	Technology	Capacity	Status	Grid connection
1	Corby	England	ESB Limited	CCGT	407 MW	Mothballed September 2025	—
2	Uskmouth	Wales	SIMEC Group	Coal	220 MW	Mothballed in 2017	—

Closing after 2030

1 more plants have a closing date after 2030.

Sizewell B2035 · 1,198 MW

The sites behind these connections, with their owners.Every retiring and closed plant in the United Kingdom with its owner, capacity and grid status, the land around the connection and who owns it, and an introduction to the owner.

Request the retiring plants list

Other countries

Data on this page

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
GB power station owners' pages. GB power station owners' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO TEC Register, NESO Open Data Licence v1.0.