Clayhill
Clayhill is a 9.84 MW solar farm in East of England, England, operated by Anesco. 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
- 9.84 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Anesco
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- MK45 5JD
- Coordinates
- 51.9874, -0.4818
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 Clayhill compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 9.84 MW station would generate roughly 8.6 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 3,190 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 AnescoNearby generating sites
- Hermitage Β· 5 MW solar farm0.8 km
- Manor Farm Eggington Β· 4.99 MW solar farm11.3 km
- Bedford Β· 0.63 MW solar farm12.6 km
- Lawrence End Park Β· 5 MW solar farm15.3 km
- Church Farm - Slapton Β· 4.98 MW solar farm16.5 km
- Biggleswade Β· 20 MW onshore wind farm18.6 km
- Long Meadow Β· 4.12 MW solar farm19.0 km
- Great Seabrook Β· 4.97 MW solar farm19.1 km
Also operated by Anesco
Anesco operates 136 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
- Clayhill Farm
- Developer / operator
- Anesco
- Planning authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Planning reference
- CB/14/03419/FULL
- Application submitted
- 1 September 2014
- Permission granted
- 29 January 2015
- Construction started
- 24 April 2016
- Began operating
- 24 June 2016
- Capacity in planning record
- 10 MW
- Address
- North Clayhill Farm, Greenfield Road, Westoning, Bedford, Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, MK45 5JD
- REPD reference
- 2265
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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