Albrighton
Albrighton is a 4.97 MW solar farm in West Midlands England, operated by Anesco. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- West Midlands
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 4.97 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Anesco
- Region
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- WV9 1RQ
- Coordinates
- 52.6438, -2.2381
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 Albrighton compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 4.97 MW station would generate roughly 4.4 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 West Midlands All run by AnescoNearby generating sites
- Lawn Lane Β· 4.32 MW solar farm6.1 km
- Barr Farm Β· 1.89 MW solar farm7.7 km
- Rodbaston Β· 4 MW onshore wind farm10.4 km
- Sheriffhales Β· 5 MW solar farm11.3 km
- Granville Β· 4.44 MW solar farm14.2 km
- Ironbridge B Power Station Β· 1,000 MW coal-fired power station17.8 km
- Upper Meadowley Β· 4.87 MW solar farm21.3 km
- Wrockwardine Β· 10.5 MW solar farm23.6 km
Also operated by Anesco
Anesco operates 136 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
- Albrighton Solar farm
- Developer / operator
- Big 60 Million
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning reference
- 15/02787/FUL
- Application submitted
- 24 July 2015
- Permission granted
- 14 December 2015
- Construction started
- 28 November 2016
- Began operating
- 28 February 2017
- Capacity in planning record
- 15.8 MW
- Address
- Land To The North of Harriotts Hayes Lane, Codsall Wood, Wolverhampton, Shropshire, WV8 1RQ
- REPD reference
- 5506
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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