Drax Power Station
Drax Power Station is a biomass and former coal power station in Drax, North Yorkshire, England. It has a 2.595 GW capacity for biomass and had a 3.960 GW capacity for coal that was retired in 2021.
- Power station
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
- …is operated by Drax Group PLC
- Description: biomass power station in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
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St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax
St Peter and St Paul's Church is the parish church of Drax, North Yorkshire, a village in England.
1 mile southeast of Drax Power Station
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2½ miles south of Drax Power Station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snaith and West Cowick.
West Cowick
West Cowick is a village located in the civil parish…
3½ miles south of Drax Power Station
East Cowick
East Cowick is a village in the…
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
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = industrial
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Drax Power Station” goes by many names.
德拉克斯发电站Chinese
德拉克斯發電站Chinese
Draxin voimalaitosFinnish
ドラックス火力発電所Japanese
ドラックス発電所Japanese
Drax kraftverkNorwegian
Drax kraftverkNorwegian Bokmål
Centrala electrică DraxRomanian
Drax pouer stationScots
elektrarna DraxSlovenian
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