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Keadby GT

Gas power plant in England, United Kingdom. Approximate location 53.5944, -0.7504.

GasEnglandUnited KingdomCCGT · HRSGPre Construction

Keadby GT is a 25 MW gas power plant in England, United Kingdom. It is operated by Scottish and Southern: Thermal. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 28k homes (estimated). It ranks #455 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 31.1% of United Kingdom's electricity; the national grid averages 217 gCO₂/kWh (64.4% low-carbon) (2025).

25Legacy source-record capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
28,157homes powered (est.)
2030Pre Construction year

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GBR1000443.

Data status

Known data

FacilityKeadby GT WRI
CountryUnited Kingdom · England WRI
Coordinates53.5944, -0.7504 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity25 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerScottish and Southern: Thermal WRI
Commissioned2030 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions39,420 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#455 of 2860 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#105 of 130 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.22× · 115 MW median · 130 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent28,157 calculated
Climate9.5°C · HDD 3,072 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 26/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 1,658 MW for Keadby power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Capacity claim grade: C_REVIEW_MANUAL - recommended action: manual_review_only - confidence: unknown. This follows a claim-based data model: value + scope + source + confidence, rather than silently overwriting records.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 25 MW, Keadby GT is below the median gas plant in United Kingdom (115 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “pre construction” — 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in United Kingdom

Grangemouth (GBTron) power station: 2,400 MW2kGrangemout…Pembroke: 2,305 MW2kPembrokeFerrybridge-C power station: 2,300 MW2kFerrybridg…Walpole power station: 2,000 MW2kWalpole po…King's Lynn-B power station: 1,999 MW2kKing's Lyn…Staythorpe C: 1,772 MW2kStaythorpe…Tees Combined-Cycle Power Plant: 1,700 MW2kTees Combi…Thorpe Marsh power station: 1,576 MW2kThorpe Mar…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Scottish and Southern: Thermal.

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 53.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

9.5°Cannual mean temp
3,072heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
7 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 4 °CJF: 4 °CFM: 6 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 11 °CMJ: 14 °CJJ: 16 °CJA: 16 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 10 °CON: 7 °CND: 5 °CD16 °C

Heating degree-days here run 25% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 64/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
26/100environmental-severity index
12.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
91 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #105 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

Location

Coordinates 53.5944, -0.7504 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Keadby GT?

Keadby GT is a 25 MW source-record gas power plant in England, United Kingdom, planned/announced for 2030.

How many homes can Keadby GT power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 28,157 homes (estimated).

Who operates Keadby GT?

Keadby GT is operated by Scottish and Southern: Thermal.

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