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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Mendennick Solar

Mendennick Solar is a 2.64 MW solar farm in South West England, operated by RES Group. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • South West
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningNov 2014 (completed)
  2. ConsentedFeb 2015 (completed)
  3. ConstructionApr 2015 (completed)
  4. OperatingOct 2015 (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
2.64 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
RES Group
Region
South West
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
SX408530
Coordinates
50.3584, -4.2289

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 Mendennick Solar compares

591st of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
160th of 192in South West
0.05%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 2.3 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 2.64 MW station would generate roughly 2.3 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 860 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 South West All run by RES Group

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by RES Group

RES Group operates 98 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
Mendennick Farm
Developer / operator
REG Solarpower
Planning authority
Cornwall
Planning reference
PA14/11090
Application submitted
25 November 2014
Permission granted
13 February 2015
Construction started
15 April 2015
Began operating
15 October 2015
Capacity in planning record
2.8 MW
Address
Mendennick Hill, Mendennick, Cornwall, PL11 3AU
REPD reference
4891

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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