Mark and I joined the biannual Community Liaison meeting today organised by the team at the Elean power station in Sutton.

EPR Ely, the straw-fired biomass power station on the Elean Business Park, will start its annual two-week shut-down on Sunday 2 July. In the middle of that day they will be carrying out their usual explosive cleaning, so be prepared for some loud noises. This used to take place at night, but in recent years the firm has responded to community concerns and moved to a daytime schedule for this operation.

The company operating the plant has been rebranded Melton, and is actually owned by Octopus Energy.

They’re looking to extend their works car park, and have recently installed some EV charge points. They will be recruiting more operational staff, and also continuing to seek local apprentices from time to time.