Drax Power Station

Drax Power Station is a biomass and former coal power station in , , England. It has a 2.595 GW capacity for biomass and had a 3.960 GW capacity for coal that was retired in 2021.
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  • Power station
  • …lies at an elevation of 62 feet (19 metres)
  • …is operated by Drax Group PLC
  • Description: biomass power station in North Yorkshire, England, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax and Read School.

Church
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Peter and St Paul's Church is the parish church of , a village in England. is situated 1 mile southeast of Drax Power Station.

School
, Drax is a boarding, day, and independent… is situated 1 mile east of Drax Power Station.

Photo: Drew Bates, CC BY 2.0.
in the civil parish of , 5 miles… is situated 2½ miles south of Drax Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Snaith and West Cowick.

Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market town in the civil parish… is situated 3½ miles south of Drax Power Station.

Village
Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village located in the civil parish… is situated 3½ miles south of Drax Power Station.

Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the… is situated 4 miles south of Drax Power Station.

Drax Power Station

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Latitude
53.73802° or 53° 44′ 17″ north
Longitude
-0.99976° or 0° 59′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C5XP2Q2+63
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34383063
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
7284362
Wiki­data ID
Q1629859

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovenian—“Drax Power Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “德拉克斯发电站”
  • Chinese: “德拉克斯發電站”
  • Finnish: “Draxin voimalaitos”
  • French: “Centrale électrique de Drax”
  • French: “centrale thermique de Drax”
  • German: “Kraftwerk Drax”
  • Japanese: “ドラックス火力発電所”
  • Japanese: “ドラックス発電所”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Drax kraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Drax kraftverk”
  • Romanian: “Centrala electrică Drax”
  • Scots: “Drax pouer station”
  • Slovenian: “elektrarna Drax”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Camblesforth and Drax.

Nearby Places

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North Yorkshire: Highlights

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