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United Mines Landfill Scheme3 MW Waste

Waste

United Mines Landfill Scheme is a 3 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by East Midlands Electricity Generation. Ranked #116 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom. Its 3 MW represents 0.16% of the United Kingdom's total waste capacity of 1,884 MW. The largest waste plant in the United Kingdom is Runcorn EfW at 81 MW, making United Mines Landfill Scheme 27 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Hayle Wave Hub (23 MW, Wave and Tidal). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 30 km west of Plymouth.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
East Midlands Electricity Generation
Location
50.2390°, -5.1778°

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

East Midlands Electricity Generation operates 2 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

153 plants within 100 km, 2,914 MW combined

Nearest plant: St Day II (1.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.239000, -5.177800
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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
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