Linton Lock Hydro

Linton Lock
The plant under construction
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CountryEngland
LocationLinton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire
Coordinates54°02′01.4″N 1°14′17.8″W / 54.033722°N 1.238278°W / 54.033722; -1.238278
StatusActive
Commission date1923 (first generation)
2011 (second generation)
2017 (third generation)
Decommission date1961 (first generation)
Power generation
Units operational2
Units decommissioned1
Annual net output380 kWh

Linton Lock Hydro is a hydroelectric plant on the River Ouse in North Yorkshire, England, between the villages of Linton-on-Ouse and Nun Monkton. The first hydroelectric scheme was built here in 1923, but that was abandoned in the early 1960s. The second scheme to be sited at Linton Lock was installed in 2011 and a new generating unit came on stream in 2017. The combined output from the second and third generation plants is 380 kW, which is enough to power 450 homes.