Kirton
Kirton is a 3.51 MW solar farm in East Midlands 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 Midlands
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 3.51 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- WPO UK Services
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Coordinates
- 52.9316, -0.0888
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 Kirton compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 3.51 MW station would generate roughly 3.1 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,140 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 Midlands All run by WPO UK ServicesNearby generating sites
- Bicker Fen Β· 26 MW onshore wind farm8.7 km
- Canopus Β· 5 MW solar farm9.0 km
- Wrangle Β· 10.8 MW solar farm14.1 km
- Spalding Expansion OCGT Β· 300 MW open-cycle gas power station14.2 km
- Red House Β· 12 MW onshore wind farm16.6 km
- Spalding Energy Company Ltd Β· 950 MW CCGT gas power station18.9 km
- Gorse Lane Β· 50 MW solar farm21.6 km
- Moor Solar 1 Β· 1.67 MW solar farm21.7 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
- Kirton Solar PV Farm
- Developer / operator
- Ethical Power
- Planning authority
- Boston
- Planning reference
- B/15/0001
- Application submitted
- 28 November 2014
- Permission granted
- 7 May 2015
- Construction started
- 2 February 2016
- Began operating
- 30 March 2016
- Capacity in planning record
- 3.2 MW
- Address
- Land off Meeres Lane and adjacent to Pick's Barn, Kirton, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 1PR
- REPD reference
- 6174
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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