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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Ainderby

Ainderby is a 4.96 MW solar farm in Yorkshire and the Humber, England, operated by Greencoat Capital. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningMar 2014 (completed)
  2. ConsentedDec 2014 (completed)
  3. ConstructionJan 2017 (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2017 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
4.96 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Greencoat Capital
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
DL7 9PZ
Coordinates
54.3236, -1.4877

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Ainderby compares

415th of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
13th of 14in Yorkshire and the Humber
0.09%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 4.3 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 4.96 MW station would generate roughly 4.3 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,610 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.

All UK solar farms Solar farms in Yorkshire and the Humber All run by Greencoat Capital

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by Greencoat Capital

Greencoat Capital operates 195 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Site name in planning record
North East of Ainderby Steeple
Developer / operator
Renesola UK
Planning authority
North Yorkshire
Planning reference
14/00471/FUL
Application submitted
5 March 2014
Permission granted
24 December 2014
Construction started
24 January 2017
Began operating
24 March 2017
Capacity in planning record
5.9 MW
Address
Land North East Of Ainderby Steeple North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
REPD reference
1927

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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