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Corby power station

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Corby power station is an operating power station of at least 407-megawatts (MW) in Corby, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Corby power station Corby, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom 52.51044, -0.68143 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1-1, 2-1: 52.51044, -0.68143

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1-1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4] 407[2] combined cycle[5] not found 1993[4]
2-1 Pre-construction[6][7][8][9] fossil gas: natural gas[10] 330[10] gas turbine[11] not found 2024 (planned)[10]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1-1 Electricity Supply Board [100%][5] Government of Ireland [96.9%]; unknown [3.1%]
2-1 Electricity Supply Board [100%][5] Government of Ireland [96.9%]; unknown [3.1%]

Background

Under the EU's Industrial Emissions Directive (still effective after the United Kingdom left the EU[12]), plants not meeting pollution limits would have to perform upgrades or opt-out and retire by 2023. Corby unit 1-1 opted out and will have to close in 2023.[13]

A 330 MW replacement (unit 2-1) is listed in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 final auction results.[14][15] This would qualify it for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[16]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508200758/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/2770. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230108191432/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Highest procured capacity ever seen in a T-1 auction EnAppSys". 2023-02-16. Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220618054640/https://esb.ie/our-businesses/generation-energy-trading-new/generation-asset-map. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221108073105/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digest-of-uk-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124234711/https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/CM/Registers.aspx. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240409040933/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/natural-gas/091820-irelands-esb-makes-eur177-million-impairment-on-three-year-old-uk-ccgt. Archived from the original on 2024-04-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120090403/https://ember-climate.org/commentary/2021/02/15/drax-gas-dead/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904153223/https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Capacity%20Markets%20Document%20Library/T4%20DY2024-25%20Final%20Results.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220904165602/https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Capacity%20Markets%20Document%20Library/Capacity%20Market%20Register%202024-25%20(T-4)%20-%2013_04_2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029160844/https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/natural-gas/091820-irelands-esb-makes-eur177-million-impairment-on-three-year-old-uk-ccgt. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. Industrial emissions standards and best available techniques, UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Dec 31, 2020
  13. Energy Trends 2015-2016, United Kingdom, Sep 2015
  14. T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  15. The Drax gas plant is dead: But other new gas projects are a headache for the COP26 team, Ember, Feb 15, 2021
  16. Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019

Additional data

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