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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Nailstone

Nailstone is a 4.98 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
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJul 2015 (completed)
  2. ConsentedSep 2015 (completed)
  3. ConstructionFeb 2016 (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2017 (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
4.98 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
52.6637, -1.3690

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 Nailstone compares

386th of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
56th of 95in East Midlands
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 4.98 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 East Midlands All run by WPO UK Services

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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
Crown Farm
Developer / operator
Suncredit UK (Sunventures 7)
Planning authority
Hinckley and Bosworth
Planning reference
15/00823/FUL
Application submitted
28 July 2015
Permission granted
30 September 2015
Construction started
15 February 2016
Began operating
1 March 2017
Capacity in planning record
6 MW
Address
Crown Farm, Bagworth Road, Nailstone, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Leicestershire, CV13 0QL
REPD reference
5357

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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