Notice

UB3 4DG, Amazon Data Services UK Limited: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/DP3442QV/A001

Published 18 April 2023

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Details of the application

The Environment Agency has received a new bespoke application for an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 from Amazon Data Services UK Limited.

Application number

EPR/DP3442QV/A001

Regulated facility type

The Hayes Data Centre Emergency Back-up Generation Facility is required to provide emergency back-up power to the Data Centre and its associated infrastructure. The Back-up Generation Facility will comprise of 14 x 8.01MWth (112MWth) emergency back-up diesel generators which are designed to operate in the event of a grid supply outage until the grid supply is restored. Outages are highly rare events and thus operation is normally limited to testing and maintenance, which is likely to be less than 50 hours per year.

This falls under a S1.1 A(1)(a) scheduled activity – Burning any fuel in an appliance with a rated thermal input of 50 or more megawatts

Regulated facility address

Hayes Data Centre Emergency Back-up Generation Facility
North Hyde Gardens
Bulls Bridge Industrial Estate
Hayes
UB3 4DG

The application includes:

  • the completed application form
  • a non-technical summary
  • a summary of the management system
  • an environmental risk assessment
  • proposed operating techniques, including an assessment of best available techniques
  • management plans to address any key risks
  • modelling and monitoring of any significant emissions to air, land or water
  • a report on the condition of the site
  • raw material usage and measures for energy efficiency and avoiding waste production

How to view and comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 18/05/2023.

You can comment:

Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space

Via email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk

For advice about how to make a representation or if you are unable to make a representation via e-mail, please call 03708 506 506.

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