Canewdon PV
Canewdon PV is a 4.99 MW solar farm in East of England, 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 of England
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 4.99 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- European Energy A/S
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- SS4 3LW
- Coordinates
- 51.6202, 0.6974
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 Canewdon PV compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 4.99 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 European Energy A/SNearby generating sites
- Canewdon CIC Β· 4.99 MW solar farm0.0 km
- West End Farm PV CIC Β· 4.88 MW solar farm0.8 km
- West End Farm PV Β· 4.88 MW solar farm0.8 km
- Burnham Wick Β· 5 MW solar farm10.1 km
- Turncole Wind Farm (GB) Β· 17.5 MW onshore wind farm11.8 km
- Bradwell Β· 20.5 MW onshore wind farm13.1 km
- Middlewick Β· 20.7 MW onshore wind farm14.3 km
- Outwood Β· 4.97 MW solar farm17.9 km
Also operated by European Energy A/S
European Energy A/S operates 10 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Bubney Β· solar farm40.4 MW
- Canewdon CIC 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
- Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road
- Developer / operator
- UK Solar Assets (Alcor LS-SPV)
- Planning authority
- Rochford
- Planning reference
- 14/00649/FUL
- Application submitted
- 9 October 2014
- Permission granted
- 2 April 2015
- Construction started
- 1 September 2015
- Began operating
- 23 November 2015
- Capacity in planning record
- 5 MW
- Address
- Land North East of Fambridge Road, Ulverston Road, Rochford, Essex, SS4 3LD
- REPD reference
- 4718
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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