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Salt Ayre4 MW Waste

Waste

Salt Ayre is a 4 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Natural Power / SITA UK. Ranked #89 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.21% 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 Salt Ayre 20.25 times smaller. Nearby plants include Heysham 2 (1,230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1,155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1,150 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Lancashire, approximately 80 km northwest of Manchester.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Natural Power / SITA UK
Location
54.0556°, -2.8340°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,999. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #578 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Natural Power / SITA UK operates 2 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

245 plants within 100 km, 18,715 MW combined

Nearest plant: Fanny House (2.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.055600, -2.834000
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
8.1 Kt
25 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.8K
cars per year
1.1K
homes per year
367.9K
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
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