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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Moat Farm

Moat Farm is a 4.62 MW solar farm in East Midlands 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
  • East Midlands
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningNov 2013 (completed)
  2. ConsentedFeb 2014 (completed)
  3. ConstructionFeb 2015 (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 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
4.62 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Greencoat Capital
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
DN22 8QX
Coordinates
53.3519, -1.0009

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 Moat Farm compares

485th of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
70th of 95in East Midlands
0.08%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 4.0 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 4.62 MW station would generate roughly 4.0 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,500 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 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
Barnby Moor
Developer / operator
Lark Energy
Planning authority
Bassetlaw
Planning reference
13/01311/FUL
Application submitted
15 November 2013
Permission granted
3 February 2014
Construction started
1 February 2015
Began operating
30 March 2015
Capacity in planning record
4 MW
Address
N/O Station Road, Barnby Moor, Retford, Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, DN22 8QZ
REPD reference
1404

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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