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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Snettisham

Snettisham is a 2.69 MW solar farm in East of England, 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 of England
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningAug 2015 (completed)
  2. ConsentedNov 2015 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. Operating (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
2.69 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Greencoat Capital
Region
East of England
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
PE31 7NE
Coordinates
52.8781, 0.5340

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 Snettisham compares

590th of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
75th of 76in East of England
0.05%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 2.4 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 2.69 MW station would generate roughly 2.4 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 870 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 of England 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
Abandoned
Site name in planning record
Snettisham Solar Farm
Developer / operator
Solar Associates
Planning authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Planning reference
15/01146/FM
Application submitted
11 August 2015
Permission granted
3 November 2015
Capacity in planning record
2.5 MW
Address
Land North of Bircham Road, Snettisham, Norfolk
REPD reference
5930

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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