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Parent group (Global Energy Monitor): SSE PLC · years are calendar years ⓘ

5.1 Mt

Scope 1 emissions, 2025 ⓘ

—

t CO₂-e/MWh sent out, 2025 ⓘ

Plants reporting in 2025

21%

covered by planned retirement dates

Basis:

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Projection (equity share)	Mt CO₂-e, 2026 to 2050
Planned retirements (GEM)	130
Closures 5 years late	132
No closures	134

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Projection (operational control)	Mt CO₂-e, 2026 to 2050
Planned retirements (GEM)	74
Closures 5 years late	76
No closures	78

Company target

Targets for European companies are not added yet (Oxford Net Zero Tracker; next step).

Plants and closure dates ⓘ

Methodology →

Fossil plants closing

1 plant · 0.6 Mt

Fossil, no closure date

5 plants · 2.3 Mt

Renewables with end-of-life date

0 plants

Plant	Fuel	Mt CO₂-e	TWh	Closure	Status
Keadby power station	Gas & liquid fuels	1.55	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 0.02 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.00 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.04 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.71 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.91 Mt · — TWh18-19 1.03 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.80 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.81 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.46 Mt · — TWh22-23 1.19 Mt · — TWh23-24 1.35 Mt · — TWh24-25 1.62 Mt · — TWh25-26 1.55 Mt · — TWh
Peterhead power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.64	—	2040	Closing ⓘ
13-14 1.32 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.33 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.05 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.60 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.95 Mt · — TWh18-19 1.91 Mt · — TWh19-20 1.58 Mt · — TWh20-21 1.29 Mt · — TWh21-22 1.13 Mt · — TWh22-23 1.35 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.62 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.55 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.64 Mt · — TWh
Great Island power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.48	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 0.01 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.05 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.55 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.82 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.98 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.80 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.77 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.80 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.99 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.41 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.73 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.63 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.48 Mt · — TWh
Medway power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.16	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 0.27 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.57 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.59 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.93 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.95 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.62 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.68 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.81 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.30 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.65 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.50 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.23 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.16 Mt · — TWh
Lerwick power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.08	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 0.09 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.09 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.09 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.08 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.08 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.08 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.07 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.07 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.07 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.06 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.07 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.07 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.08 Mt · — TWh
Rhode power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.02	—	—	No date ⓘ
13-14 0.00 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.00 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.00 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.01 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.00 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.00 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.00 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.01 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.05 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.03 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.00 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.01 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.02 Mt · — TWh
No longer reporting under this company
Peterhead power station	Gas & liquid fuels	1.29	—	20	Retired / sold ⓘ
13-14 1.32 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.33 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.05 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.60 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.95 Mt · — TWh18-19 1.91 Mt · — TWh19-20 1.58 Mt · — TWh20-21 1.29 Mt · — TWh21-22 1.13 Mt · — TWh22-23 1.35 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.62 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.55 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.64 Mt · — TWh
Fiddler's Ferry power station	Coal	1.08	—	20	Retired / sold ⓘ
13-14 8.45 Mt · — TWh14-15 6.86 Mt · — TWh15-16 5.56 Mt · — TWh16-17 1.96 Mt · — TWh17-18 1.95 Mt · — TWh18-19 1.34 Mt · — TWh19-20 1.19 Mt · — TWh20-21 1.08 Mt · — TWh
Lerwick power station	Gas & liquid fuels	0.07	—	20	Retired / sold ⓘ
13-14 0.09 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.09 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.09 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.08 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.08 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.08 Mt · — TWh19-20 0.07 Mt · — TWh20-21 0.07 Mt · — TWh21-22 0.07 Mt · — TWh22-23 0.06 Mt · — TWh23-24 0.07 Mt · — TWh24-25 0.07 Mt · — TWh25-26 0.08 Mt · — TWh
Smurfit Townsend Hook power station 0%	Gas & liquid fuels	0.12	—	18	Retired / sold ⓘ
13-14 0.10 Mt · — TWh14-15 0.00 Mt · — TWh15-16 0.08 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.18 Mt · — TWh17-18 0.20 Mt · — TWh18-19 0.12 Mt · — TWh
Ferrybridge-C power station	Coal	0.74	—	16	Retired / sold ⓘ
13-14 8.31 Mt · — TWh14-15 3.05 Mt · — TWh15-16 2.33 Mt · — TWh16-17 0.74 Mt · — TWh

Closure: ≤2030 · 2031-40 · later · ↻ date moved · click a row for annual figures

+ 6 small plants (<0.01 Mt, no closure date)

Tawnaghmore power station · Tarbert power station · Battery Point Power Station · Burghfield power station · Chickerell power station · Kirkwall Power Station

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Sources & licences

European Commission, EU ETS verified emissions per installation (Union Registry) (Verified emissions 2008-2025 and compliance data, October 2026). European installation emissions (power and heat), 2013-2025. CC BY 4.0
UK Emissions Trading Registry, UK ETS registry compliance report (2021-2025). UK installation emissions from 2021. Open Government Licence v3.0
ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, Actual generation output per generation unit (16.1.A) (2015-2025, downloaded October 2026). Company net generation and intensity in Europe (aggregated from units of 100 MW or more). ENTSO-E Transparency Platform Terms of Use (source cited; company totals only, unit data not republished)
Global Energy Monitor, Global Coal Plant Tracker; Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker (July 2026 (coal), August 2026 (oil and gas)). Plant owners and equity shares (equity-share basis). CC BY 4.0
Open Assets data: CC BY 4.0. Company targets (Net Zero Tracker, CC BY-NC 4.0) and TPI data are shown on the site for comparison but are not part of the downloadable data. Cite as: Open Assets (University of Oxford & The University of Queensland). Power plant emissions and closures, version 2026-10. https://open-assets.ai/power/