Bubney
Bubney is a 40.4 MW solar farm in East Midlands England, operated by European Energy A/S. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- East Midlands
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 40.4 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- European Energy A/S
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- SY13 4QH
- Coordinates
- 52.9760, -2.7260
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 Bubney compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 40.4 MW station would generate roughly 35 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 13,090 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 Midlands All run by European Energy A/SNearby generating sites
- Hadley Farm Β· 5 MW solar farm1.7 km
- Fields Farm (Agden) Β· 5 MW solar farm1.9 km
- Combermere Β· 14 MW solar farm9.0 km
- Trench Farm Β· 5 MW solar farm13.3 km
- Charity Farm - CfD Β· 14.4 MW solar farm17.8 km
- Dairy House Farm Β· 3.37 MW solar farm20.2 km
- Ebnal Lodge Β· 4.99 MW solar farm21.1 km
- Moor Farm Β· 3.73 MW solar farm22.0 km
Also operated by European Energy A/S
European Energy A/S operates 10 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Canewdon CIC Β· solar farm4.99 MW
- Canewdon PV Β· solar farm4.99 MW
- PV@Pendine Solar Farm Β· solar farm4.9 MW
- West End Farm PV CIC Β· solar farm4.88 MW
- High Leas PV Β· solar farm4.88 MW
- Woodhouse PV Β· solar farm4.88 MW
- West End Farm PV Β· solar farm4.88 MW
- Pendine Wind Farm Limited Β· onshore wind farm4.8 MW
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
- Bubney Farm
- Developer / operator
- AlphaReal
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning reference
- 21/01661/FUL
- Application submitted
- 1 April 2021
- Permission granted
- 1 October 2021
- Construction started
- 1 September 2022
- Began operating
- 28 March 2023
- Capacity in planning record
- 40 MW
- Address
- Bubney Farm, Grindley Brook, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 4QH
- REPD reference
- 8146
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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