Higher Trenhayle
Higher Trenhayle is a 2.93 MW solar farm in South West England, operated by Octopus Investments. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- South West
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 2.93 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Octopus Investments
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- TR27 5JU
- Coordinates
- 50.1769, -5.3872
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 Higher Trenhayle compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 2.93 MW station would generate roughly 2.6 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 950 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.
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- Churchtown Farm Solar Β· 4.99 MW solar farm4.8 km
- Little T Β· 5.44 MW solar farm14.3 km
- Nancrossa Β· 6.86 MW solar farm14.5 km
- Pencoose Β· 8.14 MW solar farm15.7 km
- Roskrow Barton Β· 1.7 MW onshore wind farm18.2 km
- Goonhilly Solar Β· 4.51 MW solar farm18.9 km
- Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm Β· 12 MW onshore wind farm19.7 km
- Wheal Jane Β· 1.42 MW solar farm20.0 km
Also operated by Octopus Investments
Octopus Investments operates 134 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
- Wheal Alfred Road Solar Farm
- Developer / operator
- TGC Renewables
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning reference
- PA12/08856
- Application submitted
- 27 September 2012
- Permission granted
- 12 February 2013
- Began operating
- 30 April 2013
- Capacity in planning record
- 3.5 MW
- Address
- Land Off Wheal Alfred Road Hayle Cornwall, Cornwall
- REPD reference
- 1604
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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