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Southleigh Landfill3.5 MW Waste

Waste

Southleigh Landfill is a 3.5 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by ONYX LANDFILL LTD. It is one of 328 waste plants in the country. Ranked #106 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 3.5 MW represents 0.19% 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 Southleigh 23.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include Cowes Power Station (140 MW, Unknown), Cowes (140 MW, Gas), and Southwick Estate (48 MW, Solar). The facility is located approximately 12 km from Portsmouth.

Capacity
3.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
ONYX LANDFILL LTD
Location
50.8678°, -0.9526°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,106. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #625 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

ONYX LANDFILL LTD operates 3 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

292 plants within 100 km, 6,935 MW combined

Nearest plant: Broadley Copse (7.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.867800, -0.952600
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
7.1 Kt
21 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.5K
cars per year
944
homes per year
321.9K
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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