Marchwood power station
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Marchwood power station is an operating power station of at least 920-megawatts (MW) in Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Marchwood power station | Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom | 50.89798, -1.43751 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1: 50.89798, -1.43751
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2] | fossil gas: natural gas[3] | 920[4][3] | combined cycle[2] | no | 2009[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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marchwood Power [100%][3] | SSE PLC [50.0%]; Electricity Supply Board [48.4%]; unknown [1.6%] |
Background
In 2021 the project applied for 920 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
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220817205129/https://zenodo.org/record/3349843. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20180410114819/http://sse.com:80/whatwedo/ourprojectsandassets/thermal/marchwood/. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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) - ↑ T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
- ↑ Capacity Market Register 2024-25 (T-4) - 13_04_2021, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Apr 13, 2021
- ↑ Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
