Caldecote
Caldecote is a 4.98 MW solar farm in East of England, England, operated by WPO UK Services. 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
- 4.98 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- WPO UK Services
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Coordinates
- 52.2104, -0.2071
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 Caldecote compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 4.98 MW station would generate roughly 4.4 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,620 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 WPO UK ServicesNearby generating sites
- Little Barford GT Β· 17 MW oil-fired power station3.9 km
- Little Barford Β· 735 MW CCGT gas power station3.9 km
- Cotton Farm Β· 16.4 MW onshore wind farm5.7 km
- Waterloo Farm 1 and 2 Β· 28.7 MW solar farm7.6 km
- Skylark Β· 4.94 MW solar farm9.2 km
- Red Tile Β· 24 MW onshore wind farm13.6 km
- Vine Farm Β· 45.9 MW solar farm14.5 km
- Woolley Hill (GB) Β· 10 MW onshore wind farm15.9 km
Also operated by WPO UK Services
WPO UK Services operates 38 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
- Caldecote Manor Farm
- Developer / operator
- Sustain Energy Solutions
- Planning authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Planning reference
- 1401623FUL
- Application submitted
- 17 September 2014
- Permission granted
- 7 January 2015
- Construction started
- 14 May 2015
- Began operating
- 24 February 2016
- Capacity in planning record
- 5 MW
- Address
- Land South West Of Caldecote Manor Farm St Neots Road Abbotsley, Cambridgeshire
- REPD reference
- 4825
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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