Burwell
Burwell is a 69.9 MW solar farm in East of England, England, operated by EDF Energy. 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
- 69.9 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- EDF Energy
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- HV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- CB25 0BP
- Coordinates
- 52.2877, 0.3004
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 Burwell compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 69.9 MW station would generate roughly 61 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 22,680 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 EDF EnergyNearby generating sites
- Goosehall Β· 43.2 MW solar farm1.0 km
- Breach Solar Β· 67.4 MW solar farm3.4 km
- Exning Β· 30.3 MW solar farm6.0 km
- Chittering Β· 4.99 MW solar farm6.4 km
- Chittering 2 Β· 6.3 MW solar farm6.4 km
- Stowbridge Β· 24.3 MW solar farm7.2 km
- Willburton 2 (Mingay Farm) Β· 19.3 MW solar farm11.1 km
- Wilburton Β· 4.99 MW solar farm11.1 km
Also operated by EDF Energy
EDF Energy operates 48 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Hinkley Point C Β· nuclear power station3,260 MW
- West Burton A Power Station Β· coal-fired power station2,012 MW
- Cottam Power Station Β· coal-fired power station2,008 MW
- Heysham 2 Β· nuclear power station1,240 MW
- Torness Β· nuclear power station1,200 MW
- Sizewell B Β· nuclear power station1,198 MW
- Hartlepool Β· nuclear power station1,185 MW
- Heysham 1 Β· nuclear power station1,060 MW
Planning history
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.
- Planning status
- Under Construction
- Site name in planning record
- Burwell Solar Farm
- Developer / operator
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Planning reference
- 20/00557/ESF
- Application submitted
- 1 May 2020
- Permission granted
- 19 November 2020
- Capacity in planning record
- 49.9 MW
- Address
- Site Noth Of Hightown Drove, Burwell, Cambridge,, Cambridgeshire, CB25
- REPD reference
- 7630
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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