Derwent power station — United Kingdom

Derwent power station is a 230 MW gas power station in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. It ranks #129 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1995, it is around 31 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 31.1% of United Kingdom's electricity; the national grid averages 217 gCO₂/kWh (64.4% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_derwent_united.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 230 MW, Derwent power station is well above the median gas plant in United Kingdom (115 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #55 largest gas power plant of 130 in United Kingdom by capacity.

United Kingdom has 130 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 52,329 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Derby Sewage Treatment Works · Wind · 5 MW · England
• Derby power station · Gas · 58 MW · Derbyshire
• Sinfin Lane · Biomass · 7.5 MW · England
• East Midlands Distribution Centre · Solar · 6.1 MW · England
• East Midlands Airport · Wind · 1 MW · England
• Ratcliffe · Coal · 2,000 MW · England

Location

Coordinates 52.90573, -1.39958 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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