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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Goosehall

Goosehall is a 43.2 MW solar farm in East of England, England, operated by Lightsource BP. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • East of England
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJul 2015 (completed)
  2. ConsentedNov 2015 (completed)
  3. ConstructionFeb 2020 (completed)
  4. OperatingAug 2020 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
43.2 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Lightsource BP
Region
East of England
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
CB25 0BN
Coordinates
52.2937, 0.3107

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 Goosehall compares

20th of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
5th of 76in East of England
0.77%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 38 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 43.2 MW station would generate roughly 38 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 14,020 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 Lightsource BP

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Lightsource BP operates 129 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
Goosehall Solar Farm
Developer / operator
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Planning authority
East Cambridgeshire
Planning reference
15/00723/ESF
Application submitted
3 July 2015
Permission granted
10 November 2015
Construction started
14 February 2020
Began operating
18 August 2020
Capacity in planning record
39.5 MW
Address
New Fen Farm, Factory Road, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0BN
REPD reference
5411

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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