Broadgate
Broadgate is a 1.1 MW solar farm in South West England, operated by Atmosclear. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- South West
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 1.1 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Atmosclear
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Coordinates
- 50.8523, -3.7396
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 Broadgate compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 1.1 MW station would generate roughly 1.0 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 360 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 West All run by AtmosclearNearby generating sites
- Sharland Farm Β· 2.77 MW solar farm3.3 km
- Ellicombe Β· 1.33 MW solar farm3.9 km
- Summerlands Β· 0.81 MW solar farm7.0 km
- Den Brook Wind Farm (GB) Β· 18 MW onshore wind farm11.0 km
- West Bradley Β· 1.03 MW solar farm13.8 km
- Batsworthy Cross Β· 10 MW onshore wind farm15.2 km
- Molland Farm Β· 5 MW solar farm19.4 km
- Francis Court Β· 4.22 MW solar farm21.6 km
Also operated by Atmosclear
Atmosclear operates 9 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
- Broadgate Solar Farm
- Developer / operator
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Mid Devon
- Planning reference
- 12/00376/MFUL
- Application submitted
- 15 March 2012
- Permission granted
- 24 May 2012
- Construction started
- 12 June 2012
- Began operating
- 27 July 2012
- Capacity in planning record
- 1.1 MW
- Address
- Broadgate, Morchard, Bishop, Crediton Devon, Devon, EX17 6RU
- REPD reference
- 1618
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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