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Esholt WWTW3 MW Waste

Waste

Esholt WWTW is a 3 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Yorkshire Water. Ranked #116 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, Esholt WWTW's 3 MW accounts for 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 Esholt WWTW 27 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ferrybridge Multi-fuel (79 MW, Biomass), Castleford (56 MW, Gas), and Swangate BESS (50 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in West Yorkshire, approximately 10 km southwest of Leeds.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Yorkshire Water
Location
53.8460°, -1.7114°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,159. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #703 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Yorkshire Water operates 6 plants totalling 12 MW

Regional density

387 plants within 100 km, 35,824 MW combined

Nearest plant: Buslingthorpe Power Station (Leeds North) (11.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.846000, -1.711400
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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
GasWindNuclearCoal
Top Fuels

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