Little Barford power station

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Little Barford power station is an operating power station of at least 735-megawatts (MW) in St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Little Barford power station St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 52.20533, -0.2668 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 52.20533, -0.2668

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[2] 735[3] combined cycle[2] no 1995[2]

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 RWE Generation UK plc[4] RWE Aktiengesellschaft [100.0%]

Background

In 2021 the project applied for 775 MW existing generation in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 auction, and they were listed in the final results.[5][6] This would qualify them for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518181945/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/4053. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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 08 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 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)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210619181237/https://www.group.rwe/en/our-portfolio/our-sites. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  6. Capacity Market Register 2024-25 (T-4) - 13_04_2021, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Apr 13, 2021
  7. Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019

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