Broxted
Broxted is a 31.6 MW solar farm in East of England, England, operated by Cubico Sustainable Investments. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- East of England
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 31.6 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Cubico Sustainable Investments
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- CB8 9YD
- Coordinates
- 52.1314, 0.5172
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 Broxted compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 31.6 MW station would generate roughly 28 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 10,250 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 East of England All run by Cubico Sustainable InvestmentsNearby generating sites
- Exning Β· 30.3 MW solar farm16.8 km
- Hill Hall Farm Β· 5 MW solar farm20.0 km
- Breach Solar Β· 67.4 MW solar farm21.2 km
- Thaxted Β· 48 MW solar farm21.4 km
- The Hydes Β· 10.7 MW solar farm22.1 km
- Burwell Β· 69.9 MW solar farm22.8 km
- Goosehall Β· 43.2 MW solar farm22.9 km
- Tooley Farm Β· 5 MW solar farm28.7 km
Also operated by Cubico Sustainable Investments
Cubico Sustainable Investments operates 18 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
- Broxted Solar Farm (Stradishall Airfield)
- Developer / operator
- Lark Energy
- Planning authority
- West Suffolk
- Planning reference
- SE/12/1114/FUL
- Application submitted
- 10 September 2012
- Permission granted
- 10 December 2012
- Construction started
- 12 September 2013
- Began operating
- 31 March 2014
- Capacity in planning record
- 31.6 MW
- Address
- Lancaster Way, Hundon, Suffolk
- REPD reference
- 1592
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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