Elsham Tech Park

Equivalences

No operator on this map discloses expected load factor (the share of peak power used on average), so yearly electricity figures are shown as a range, not as a known total.

• 333,333 kettles running at once
  ⓘ Arithmetic and sources

  333,333 kettles running at once (at biggest size stated for this site; power size, not annual use)

  • Nameplate 1000 MW treated as continuous power for a power-to-power comparison only.
  • One kettle = 3 kW.

  Figure type: biggest size stated for this site · planning doc

• 1,297,778-2,271,111 homes' annual electricity
  ⓘ Arithmetic and sources

  1,297,778-2,271,111 homes' annual electricity (at 40%-70% load factor)

  • Uses biggest size stated for this site = 1000 MW.
  • Assumed average load = nameplate × 40%-70%.
  • Home use = 2700 kilowatt-hours/year.
  • No operator discloses load factor; this is a bound, not a measurement.
• Local geography (load-factor range): Middlesbrough + 5 further authorities (to Barnsley) to Middlesbrough + 8 further authorities (to Kingston upon Hull)
  ⓘ Arithmetic and sources

  At 40%-70% load factor: between Middlesbrough + 5 further authorities (to Barnsley) and Middlesbrough + 8 further authorities (to Kingston upon Hull) (annual electricity)

  3,504-6,132 gigawatt-hours per year assumed

  • Uses biggest size stated for this site = 1000 MW.
  • Energy = MW × 8760 h × load factor / 1000 → GWh/year.
  • Compared to Department for Energy Security and Net Zero local-authority total metered electricity (all sectors).
  • No operator discloses load factor; this is a bound, not a measurement.
• Water: Water use: not disclosed
• Site area: 247.2 football pitches
• Wheat foregone (Agricultural Land Classification supports a yield comparison): 998-1,425 tonnes/year
  ⓘ Arithmetic and sources

  • Best and most versatile farmland (grades 1, 2 and 3a) only: 142.5 hectares of the 435-acre site.
  • Yield 7-10 tonnes per hectare (indicative; not a site soil survey).
  • Only shown where Agricultural Land Classification grades include best and most versatile farmland supporting a yield comparison.

  Agricultural Land Classification grades on site: Grade 1: 33.4 ha; Grade 2: 49.2 ha; Grade 3a: 59.9 ha; Grade 3b: 25.2 ha; non-agricultural: 12 ha (PA/2025/643 committee report). Note: grades sum to 179.7 ha against a stated site of ~176 ha — reconcile against the committee report.

Grid connection

On-site energy centre parameter up to ~49.9 MW; electricity substations and undergrounding of overhead lines listed in the outline description. Full grid-connection MW for the campus not itemised as a single figure in sources reviewed. Planning

• New substation: yes
• Overhead line upgrades: yes / mentioned

Claims on record

• “Up to £10bn private investment during the project's lifetime”

  Elsham Tech Park Ltd / council reporting · 2026-03 · status: unverified

  Source

• “About 900 highly skilled jobs”

  North Lincolnshire Council reporting of applicant figures · 2026-03 · status: unverified

  Source

Disclosure checklist

• Stated size (MW): disclosed
• Water: not disclosed
• Power usage effectiveness (PUE): not disclosed
• Energy source claim: none on record
• Load factor: not disclosed

Plain checklist, no aggregate score.

Right of reply

Right of reply: open; no response received. Email marco@prismaticlabs.ai. Subject is prefilled. Or see methodology.

Timeline

1. 2025-05: Outline planning application PA/2025/643 submitted
2. 2026-03-11: North Lincolnshire Council planning committee minded to approve outline permission

Controversies / contested procedure

Sources

• North Lincolnshire planning portal — PA/2025/643
• Committee report PA/2025/643 (Modern.gov PDF)
• BBC — outline approval

Planning application PA/2025/643: live portal

Map point: longitude -0.445, latitude 53.604. Last reviewed 2026-07-15.