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Wooton2 MW Waste

Waste

Wooton is a 2 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Viridor. Ranked #189 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom. Its 2 MW represents 0.11% 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 this facility 40.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Corby (401 MW, Gas), Corby Power Station (350 MW, Gas), and Chapel Farm Battery Storage (49.5 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in England, approximately 30 km southeast of Leicester.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Viridor
Location
52.1925°, -0.8881°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,423. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #33,914 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #836 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Viridor operates 17 plants totalling 134 MW

Regional density

533 plants within 100 km, 18,650 MW combined

Nearest plant: M1 Wind Farm (3.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.192500, -0.888100
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
4.0 Kt
12 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
880
cars per year
540
homes per year
184.0K
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
Top Fuels

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