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Solar farms in the UK

Every solar farm in the UK government's register of power stations, with its capacity, operator and location. Each site page merges the government's operating record with its planning history where the two match.

Matching sites662

Capacity5,646 MW

England562

Wales75

Planning, consented, under-construction and stopped projects open in the project pipeline.

UK solar farms — 662 sites5.6 GW installed

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Map: solar farms in the UK

652 sites mapped

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Site	Capacity	Stage	Region	Operator
Sutton Bridge	73.1 MW	Operating	East Midlands	EDF Energy
Shotwick	72.2 MW	Operating	Wales	Foresight Group
Burwell	69.9 MW	Operating	East of England	EDF Energy
Bradenstoke Solar Park Ltd	69.8 MW	Operating	South West	Bluefield Services
Porth Wen	69.1 MW	Operating	Wales	EDF Energy
Breach Solar	67.4 MW	Operating	East of England	Octopus Investments
Tiln Solar	61.5 MW	Operating	East Midlands	Greencoat Capital
Swindon	60.9 MW	Operating	South West	Greencoat Capital
Owls Hatch	51.9 MW	Operating	South East	Cubico Sustainable Investments
Defford	50 MW	Operating	West Midlands	Lightsource BP
Gorse Lane	50 MW	Operating	East Midlands	Greencoat Capital
Streetfield	50 MW	Operating	West Midlands	Greencoat Capital
Low Farm	49.9 MW	Operating	South East	Anesco
Sandridge	49.6 MW	Operating	South West	Anesco
Eveley	49.3 MW	Operating	South East	Greencoat Capital
Thaxted	48 MW	Operating	East of England	Greencoat Capital
Vine Farm	45.9 MW	Operating	East of England	Greencoat Capital
Bann Road	45.8 MW	Operating	Northern Ireland	Greencoat Capital
Crundale	43.7 MW	Operating	Wales	Lightsource BP
Goosehall	43.2 MW	Operating	East of England	Lightsource BP
Bubney	40.4 MW	Operating	East Midlands	European Energy A/S
ScottowMoor	33.7 MW	Operating	East of England	Greencoat Capital
Ermine Street	32.5 MW	Operating	East Midlands	Octopus Investments
Eynsham	32 MW	Operating	South East	Greencoat Capital
Broxted	31.6 MW	Operating	East of England	Cubico Sustainable Investments
Melbourn Muncey Farm	30.9 MW	Operating	East of England	Octopus Investments
Exning	30.3 MW	Operating	East of England	Lightsource BP
Rose & Crown	30.1 MW	Operating	East of England	Greencoat Capital
Waterloo Farm 1 and 2	28.7 MW	Operating	East of England	Octopus Investments
Stokeford	28.5 MW	Operating	South West	Greencoat Capital
Hill House Farm	28.3 MW	Operating	South West	Lightsource BP
Morton Solar	28.1 MW	Operating	East Midlands	Greencoat Capital
Elms	27.8 MW	Operating	West Midlands	Greencoat Capital
Maghaberry	27.1 MW	Operating	Northern Ireland	Lightsource BP
South Creake	26 MW	Operating	East of England	Lightsource BP
Abbots Ripton	24.7 MW	Operating	East of England	Octopus Investments
Stowbridge	24.3 MW	Operating	East of England	Greencoat Capital
Aston Clinton	24.2 MW	Operating	South East	Greencoat Capital
Parley	24.2 MW	Operating	South West	RES Group
Mount Farm	23.1 MW	Operating	West Midlands	Greencoat Capital
Bicker Fen	22.6 MW	Operating	East Midlands	Greencoat Capital
Bury Lane	22.2 MW	Operating	East of England	Lightsource BP
Gaultney	21.6 MW	Operating	East Midlands	Greencoat Capital
Chalgrove Solar Limited	21.3 MW	Operating	South East	RES Group
Grange Farm	21.1 MW	Operating	South West	Greencoat Capital
Pitchford	21 MW	Operating	West Midlands	Octopus Investments
Egmere	21 MW	Operating	East of England	RES Group
Siddington	20.9 MW	Operating	South West	Anesco
Thornham	20.6 MW	Operating	East of England	Greencoat Capital
Fareham	20.5 MW	Operating	South East	Lightsource BP

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This list covers sites in operation. Proposals, consented schemes and sites under construction are in the project pipeline. For how the technology works, see the guide.

Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) table 5.11, and the Renewable Energy Planning Database. Capacities are installed capacity, not live output.