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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Moor House

Moor House is a 4.92 MW solar farm in North West 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
  • North West
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningDec 2014 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMar 2016 (completed)
  3. ConstructionAug 2016 (completed)
  4. OperatingNov 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
4.92 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Greencoat Capital
Region
North West
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
CA14 4JZ
Coordinates
54.6138, -3.5298

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 Moor House compares

433rd of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
17th of 23in North West
0.09%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 4.3 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 4.92 MW station would generate roughly 4.3 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,600 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 North West All run by Greencoat Capital

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
Moorhouse Farm
Developer / operator
Solar Park Developments
Planning authority
Cumberland
Planning reference
2/2014/0899
Application submitted
17 December 2014
Permission granted
21 March 2016
Construction started
30 August 2016
Began operating
30 November 2016
Capacity in planning record
5 MW
Address
Moor House Farm, Winscales, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4JZ
REPD reference
4903

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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