Behind the scenes
E.ON is involved in every link of the energy chain, producing electricity from a portfolio of world-class power stations, researching new technologies and trading power and gas to meet the UK's changing energy needs.
Our diverse portfolio of 10 coal, gas and oil-fired power stations generates around 10 percent of the UK’s electricity using some of the most advanced technologies in the world.
We are one of the biggest names in combined heat and power, with 13 sites across the UK from Kent to Cumbria and we also own and operate one of the UK’s leading green generation businesses.
Producing enough green power to supply the homes of a city the size of Manchester, our renewables portfolio is made up of 20 operational wind farms and an extensive biomass co-firing programme. In addition to this we're also building the UK's largest dedicated biomass power station at Steven's Croft near Lockerbie which will generate enough electricity for around 70,000 homes and prevent the emission of 140,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases every year.
We have taken a leading role in the development of wind power in the UK since 1991, when we invested in our first wind farm. We now operate 20 wind farms - both onshore and offshore - and we're currently building Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth, which will be one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe.
