Enfield power station

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Enfield power station is an operating power station of at least 408-megawatts (MW) in Enfield, Middlesex, United Kingdom.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Enfield power station Enfield, Middlesex, United Kingdom 51.66248, -0.02248 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 51.66248, -0.02248

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[3] 408[2] combined cycle[3] no 1999[3]

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
Unit 1 Uniper UK[3] Fortum Oyj [76.0%]; other [24.0%]

Background

In 2021 the project applied for 450 MW existing generation in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 auction, and they were listed in the final results.[4][5] This would qualify them for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414210119/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/3081. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172603/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221108073105/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digest-of-uk-energy-statistics-dukes. Archived from the original on 08 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  5. Capacity Market Register 2024-25 (T-4) - 13_04_2021, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Apr 13, 2021
  6. Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019

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