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King's Lynn-B power station — United Kingdom

Gas power plant in Norfolk, United Kingdom. Approximate location 52.71624, 0.37915.

GasNorfolkUnited KingdomCCGT · HRSG

King's Lynn-B power station is a 1,999 MW gas power station in Norfolk, United Kingdom. It is operated by EP UK Power Development Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.3 million homes (estimated). It ranks #17 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).

1,999MW installed capacity

2HRSG unit(s)

2,251,445homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityKing's Lynn-B power station GEM-GOGPT

CountryUnited Kingdom · Norfolk GEM-GOGPT

Coordinates52.71624, 0.37915 GEM-GOGPT

FuelGas GEM-GOGPT

MW installed capacity1,999 MW GEM GOGPT; source record

OwnerEP UK Power Development Ltd [100%] GEM-GOGPT

TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions3,152,023 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated

Capacity rank in country#17 / 2860 calculated

Fuel-specific rank in country#5 / 130 calculated

Capacity vs country/fuel peers17.38× · 115 MW · n=130 calculated

Homes-powered equivalent2,251,445 calculated

Climate9.7°C · HDD 3,001 derived from coordinates

Environmental severityC3 · 26/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset

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 395 MW for King, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

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 1,999 MW, King's Lynn-B power station is well above the median gas plant in United Kingdom (115 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.

Key facts

Share of United Kingdom gas capacity: 3.8% of 52,329 MW across 130 plants in this dataset

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in United Kingdom

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

Owner

Operated by EP UK Power Development Ltd [100%].

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 52.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

9.7°Cannual mean temp

3,001heating degree-days (base 18°C)

0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)

21 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

Heating degree-days here run 22% 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: 63/100 — 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

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

12.7°Cseasonal temperature swing

51 kmdistance to coast

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 #5 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

King's Lynn power station · Gas · 395 MW · Norfolk
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Porvair International Ltd · Solar · 1.8 MW · England
K L Technologies Wind Turbine · Wind · 1.5 MW · England
Blackborough End Landfill Site · Waste · 1.5 MW · England

Location

Coordinates 52.71624, 0.37915 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is King's Lynn-B power station?

King's Lynn-B power station is a 1,999 MW gas power plant in Norfolk, United Kingdom.

Who operates King's Lynn-B power station?

King's Lynn-B power station is operated by EP UK Power Development Ltd [100%].

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