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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Aston House

Aston House is a 19.8 MW solar farm in East Midlands 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
  • East Midlands
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJul 2014 (completed)
  2. ConsentedNov 2014 (completed)
  3. ConstructionDec 2014 (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2015 (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
19.8 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Greencoat Capital
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
DE6 5AG
Coordinates
52.8832, -1.7513

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 Aston House compares

53rd of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
10th of 95in East Midlands
0.35%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 17 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 19.8 MW station would generate roughly 17 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 6,430 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.

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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
Aston House Solar Farm
Developer / operator
Solar century / Magnetar Solar
Planning authority
Derbyshire Dales
Planning reference
14/00450/FUL
Application submitted
7 July 2014
Permission granted
17 November 2014
Construction started
1 December 2014
Began operating
27 March 2015
Capacity in planning record
20 MW
Address
Land At Aston House Farm, Aston Lane, Sudbury, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, DE6 5HG
REPD reference
1955

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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