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BIOMASS Β· OPERATIONAL

Steven's Croft

Steven's Croft is a 46 MW biomass power station in Scotland, operated by E.ON. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Bioenergy
  • Scotland
  • Combined heat and power
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJul 2003 (completed)
  2. ConsentedApr 2005 (completed)
  3. ConstructionJun 2006 (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 2007 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
46 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Bioenergy
Operator
E.ON
Region
Scotland
Country
Scotland
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
Yes
Postcode
DG11 2SQ
Coordinates
55.1524, -3.3809

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Steven's Croft compares

5th of 13largest biomass stations in the UK register
2nd of 3in Scotland
0.78%of listed UK biomass capacity

Biomass power stations burn organic material such as wood pellets, energy crops or agricultural residues to raise steam for a turbine.

All biomass power stations Power stations in Scotland

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Also operated by E.ON

E.ON operates 2 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Site name in planning record
Stevens Croft
Developer / operator
E.ON (formerly Powergen). Agent Environmental Planning and Management
Planning authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Planning reference
05P40012
Application submitted
7 July 2003
Permission granted
1 April 2005
Construction started
1 June 2006
Began operating
15 December 2007
Capacity in planning record
50.4 MW
Address
4km North of Lockerbie, adjacent to the A74m, Dumfries and Galloway
REPD reference
196

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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