World Power Plants

Steven's Croft50 MW Cogeneration

Cogeneration

Steven's Croft is a 50 MW cogeneration power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by E.ON. Ranked #5 of 7 cogeneration plants in the United Kingdom. Its 50 MW represents 1.66% of the country's total cogeneration capacity of 3,006 MW. The largest cogeneration plant in the United Kingdom is Grain CHP at 1,404 MW, making Steven's Croft 28.1 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Clyde Wind Farm (350 MW, Wind), Robin Rigg Wind Farm (174 MW, Wind), and Clyde Wind Farm Extension (172.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km southwest of Glasgow.

Capacity
50 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
E.ON (formerly Powergen). Agent Environmental Planning and Management
Location
55.1524°, -3.3809°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 269. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #13,082 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #11 of 41 Cogeneration plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Cogeneration fleet average: 30.1 years

Operator portfolio

E.ON (formerly Powergen). Agent Environmental Planning and Management operates 1 plants totalling 50 MW

Regional density

201 plants within 100 km, 6,292 MW combined

Nearest plant: Minsca (3.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.152400, -3.380900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
128.8 Kt
263 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.06 Mt
Over 16 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2040
14 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
28.0K
cars per year
17.2K
homes per year
5.9M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Cogeneration emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (60%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Cogeneration
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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