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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.

Capacity
10 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Scottish and Southern: Thermal
Location
51.4600°, -2.1247°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Operator portfolio

Scottish and Southern: Thermal operates 7 plants totalling 869 MW

Regional density

522 plants within 100 km, 16,679 MW combined

Nearest plant: Battens Farm Solar Park (3.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.460000, -2.124700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
19.3 Kt
39 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.2K
cars per year
2.6K
homes per year
878.0K
trees to offset

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
GasWindNuclearCoal
Top Fuels

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