Stokeford

Stokeford is a 28.5 MW solar farm in South 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
• South West
• England

How Stokeford compares

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 28.5 MW station would generate roughly 25 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 9,250 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.

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

Stokeford Farm

Developer / operator

Alaska (The Holme Estate)

Planning authority

Dorset

Planning reference

6/2015/0516

Application submitted

19 August 2015

Permission granted

28 October 2015

Construction started

1 October 2023

Began operating

31 July 2024

Capacity in planning record

28.5 MW

Address

Stokeford Farm (Land at), East Stoke, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 6AN

REPD reference

5659

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom — 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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