Chippenham is a 10 MW gas power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish and Southern: Thermal. Ranked #84 of 87 gas plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's capacity represents 0.02% of the country's total gas capacity of 54,234 MW. The largest gas plant in the United Kingdom is Pembroke Power Station at 2,199 MW, making Chippenham 219.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Berkeley Nuclear Power Station (276 MW, Nuclear), MOD Lyneham (69.8 MW, Solar), and Wroughton Airfield Solar Park (50 MW, Solar). The facility is located in England, approximately 30 km from Bristol.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,010. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #23,753 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,504 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Scottish and Southern: Thermal operates 7 plants totalling 869 MW
522 plants within 100 km, 16,679 MW combined
Location
Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Gas
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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