Apse New Barn
Apse New Barn is a 3.07 MW solar farm in South East England, operated by Octopus Investments. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- South East
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 3.07 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Octopus Investments
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- PO37 7PS
- Coordinates
- 50.6420, -1.2043
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 Apse New Barn compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 3.07 MW station would generate roughly 2.7 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,000 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 South East All run by Octopus InvestmentsNearby generating sites
- Marvel (Stone Farm) Β· 5 MW solar farm6.0 km
- Hill Farm (OI) Β· 10.8 MW solar farm8.0 km
- Isle of Wight Β· 6.23 MW solar farm8.6 km
- Chawton Β· 3.65 MW solar farm12.4 km
- Cowes Β· 140 MW oil-fired power station13.3 km
- Stables Farm Β· 1 MW solar farm16.5 km
- Shalfleet Β· 5 MW solar farm16.8 km
- Homestead Β· 3.95 MW solar farm17.8 km
Also operated by Octopus Investments
Octopus Investments operates 134 sites in the register. Largest first:
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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