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Drax Biomass Power Station - Unit 2
Drax Biomass Power Station - Unit 2 is an operational 645 MW biomass plant in North Yorkshire, generating since 30 May 2014. REPD does not record the planning grant date. Operator of record: Drax Power.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | not recorded |
| Permission granted | not recorded |
| Operational | 30 May 2014 |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 645 | 0 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 645 | 0 km |
Biomass (co-firing) · Operational | 645 | 0 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 24 | 2.9 km |
Battery · Operational | 40 | 3.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.3 | 4.2 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 3 | 6 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 8.5 km |
How big is Drax Biomass Power Station - Unit 2?
Drax Biomass Power Station - Unit 2 has a recorded installed capacity of 645 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Drax Biomass Power Station - Unit 2?
REPD records the operator as Drax Power. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Drax Biomass Power Station - Unit 2 approved and built?
REPD does not record a submission date. REPD does not record a grant date. The site became operational on 30 May 2014.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 192.
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