West Burton C power station

EDF Energy is developing proposals for a new gas-fired peaking plant power station of up to 299 megawatts (MW) at the existing West Burton Power Station Site, to be known as West Burton C.

EDF Energy invests in a wide range of energy technologies to meet the United Kingdom’s future demand for electricity. With the growth of renewable generation, the ability to meet short periods of peak demand and/or shortfalls in electricity production and provide technical services to the National Grid with flexible generation is increasingly important.  EDF Energy will be seeking consent to construct a 299MW gas-fired power station to meet these needs. Once operational it would provide generation at the times when requirements arise, therefore it would not run continuously.

Consultation Stages for West Burton C

Informal Consultation

EDF Energy undertook informal consultation between 5 July and 2 August 2017.  The proposals have been informed by feedback from the informal consultation, as well as ongoing engagement with stakeholders, technical work and environmental studies. The key points of feedback received are detailed in the newsletter which can be found under 'Consultation Documents' on this webpage.

Formal Consultation

The formal consultation launches on 7 September until 16 October 2017 and will provide stakeholders with an opportunity to comment on the proposals and Preliminary EnvironmentaI Information Report (PEI Report). All feedback will be used to inform further activities in preparing our application for development consent, which we anticipate submitting to the Planning Inspectorate in early 2018.