World Power Plants

Whitebirk BESS25 MW

Verified: Feb 2026

Whitebirk BESS is a 25 MW power plant in the United Kingdom. The facility does not have a specified fuel type. Nearby plants within 50 km include Carrington (900 MW, Gas), Carrington Power Station (884 MW, Gas), and Rocksavage (810 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Lancashire, approximately 15 km from Manchester.

Capacity
25 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Gridserve
Location
53.7558°, -2.4447°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 506. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #17,701 worldwide by installed capacity
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Gridserve operates 1 plants totalling 25 MW

Regional density

322 plants within 100 km, 28,868 MW combined

Nearest plant: Blackburn (2.6 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: 53.755812, -2.444675
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Technical Details

Country
United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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