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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Merston

Merston is a 5 MW solar farm in South East England, operated by Greencoat Capital. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • South East
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningOct 2014 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMar 2015 (completed)
  3. ConstructionDec 2015 (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 2016 (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
5 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Greencoat Capital
Region
South East
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
PO20 1LL
Coordinates
50.8181, -0.7317

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 Merston compares

252nd of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
52nd of 105in South East
0.09%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 4.4 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 5 MW station would generate roughly 4.4 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,620 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 East All run by Greencoat Capital

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Also operated by Greencoat Capital

Greencoat Capital operates 195 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
Merston Solar Park
Developer / operator
Primrose Solar / Mongoose Energy
Planning authority
Chichester
Planning reference
14/02814/FUL
Application submitted
3 October 2014
Permission granted
19 March 2015
Construction started
1 December 2015
Began operating
28 June 2016
Capacity in planning record
10 MW
Address
Land at Pagham Road, Merston, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1ED
REPD reference
4713

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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