Askern
Askern is a 4.97 MW solar farm in Yorkshire and the Humber, England, operated by Anesco. 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
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 4.97 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Anesco
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- DN6 0BZ
- Coordinates
- 53.6185, -1.1633
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 Askern 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 Yorkshire and the Humber All run by AnescoNearby generating sites
- Thorpe Marsh Power Station Β· 1,050 MW coal-fired power station6.0 km
- Pollington Airfield Β· 5 MW solar farm9.4 km
- Marr Wind Farm Β· 8.2 MW onshore wind farm9.5 km
- Eggborough Power Station Β· 1,960 MW coal-fired power station11.6 km
- FM1 Β· 79 MW energy-from-waste plant13.4 km
- FM2 Β· 79 MW energy-from-waste plant13.4 km
- Ferrybridge C Power Station Β· 2,000 MW coal-fired power station13.4 km
- Tween Bridge Β· 44 MW onshore wind farm14.0 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
- Askern Colliery solar farm
- Developer / operator
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Doncaster
- Planning reference
- 14/01829/FULM
- Application submitted
- 1 August 2014
- Permission granted
- 8 December 2014
- Construction started
- 12 March 2015
- Began operating
- 14 August 2015
- Capacity in planning record
- 5 MW
- Address
- Land At Former Colliery, Campsall Road, Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 0BT
- REPD reference
- 2213
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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