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Beacon Hill3 MW Waste

Waste

Beacon Hill is a 3 MW waste-fired power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Combined Landfill Projects (CLP) / SITA UK since its commissioning. Ranked #116 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 3 MW represents 0.16% of the country's total waste capacity of 1,884 MW. The largest waste plant in the United Kingdom is Runcorn EfW at 81 MW, making Beacon Hill 27 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Chickerell (45 MW, Oil), Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2 (36 MW, Solar), and Verwood Solar Farm (20.4 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Dorset, approximately 10 km from the nearest major city, Weymouth.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Combined Landfill Projects (CLP) / SITA UK
Location
50.7546°, -2.0297°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,159. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #32,053 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #703 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Combined Landfill Projects (CLP) / SITA UK operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

362 plants within 100 km, 8,245 MW combined

Nearest plant: Race farm (2.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.754600, -2.029700
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
6.1 Kt
18 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.3K
cars per year
809
homes per year
275.9K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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