World Power Plants

Bootham Lane Phase 21.4 MW Waste

Waste

Bootham Lane Phase 2 is a 1.4 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Waste Recycling Group. Ranked #259 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, this plant's 1.4 MW represents 0.07% 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 Bootham Lane Phase 2 57.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Drax Power Station (3,960 MW, Biomass), West Burton (2,012 MW, Coal), and Cottam (2,008 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Yorkshire and is approximately 40 km from the city of Leeds.

Capacity
1.4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Waste Recycling Group
Location
53.5861°, -1.0105°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,721. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #36,302 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #960 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Waste Recycling Group operates 45 plants totalling 138 MW

Regional density

380 plants within 100 km, 33,147 MW combined

Nearest plant: Trackwork Limited (EfW) (3.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.586100, -1.010500
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
2.8 Kt
9 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
616
cars per year
378
homes per year
128.8K
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
GasWindNuclearCoal
Top Fuels

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