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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Home Farm

Home Farm is a 3.06 MW solar farm in Wales, operated by Capital Dynamics UK. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • Wales
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJul 2015 (completed)
  2. ConsentedJan 2016 (completed)
  3. ConstructionJan 2017 (completed)
  4. OperatingApr 2017 (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
3.06 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Capital Dynamics UK
Region
Wales
Country
Wales
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Coordinates
51.4745, -3.2928

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 Home Farm compares

574th of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
65th of 75in Wales
0.05%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 2.7 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 3.06 MW station would generate roughly 2.7 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 990 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 Wales All run by Capital Dynamics UK

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Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Developer / operator
Cenin Renewables
Planning authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Planning reference
2015/00852/FUL
Application submitted
30 July 2015
Permission granted
14 January 2016
Construction started
9 January 2017
Began operating
15 April 2017
Capacity in planning record
3 MW
Address
Home Farm, land West of Drope Road, St. George's-super-Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, Vale of Glamorgan, CF5 6EP
REPD reference
5104

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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