Clapham
Clapham 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
- 52.1767, -0.4844
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 Clapham 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
- Bedford Β· 0.63 MW solar farm8.7 km
- Airfield Poddington Β· 8.55 MW onshore wind farm10.8 km
- Milton Keynes Β· 14 MW onshore wind farm14.6 km
- Hyde Farm Β· 4.94 MW solar farm14.9 km
- Waterloo Farm 1 and 2 Β· 28.7 MW solar farm15.2 km
- Little Barford GT Β· 17 MW oil-fired power station15.5 km
- Little Barford Β· 735 MW CCGT gas power station15.5 km
- Salcey Farm Β· 5.46 MW solar farm18.9 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
- Clapham solar farm
- Developer / operator
- SBC Renewables
- Planning authority
- Bedford
- Planning reference
- 14/01789/MAF
- Application submitted
- 18 July 2014
- Permission granted
- 24 November 2014
- Construction started
- 1 December 2015
- Began operating
- 1 March 2016
- Capacity in planning record
- 7.5 MW
- Address
- Land North Of And Including The Baulk Clapham, Bedfordshire, MK41 6HD
- REPD reference
- 1947
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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