Swanland
Swanland is a 5 MW solar farm in East of England, England, operated by Anesco. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- East of England
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 5 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Anesco
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- EN6 3NH
- Coordinates
- 51.6903, -0.2247
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 Swanland compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 5 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 of England All run by AnescoNearby generating sites
- Potters Bar Β· 5 MW solar farm2.5 km
- Taylors Lane Β· 144 MW oil-fired power station5.8 km
- Enfield Β· 408 MW CCGT gas power station13.8 km
- Londonwaste Ltd Β· 58 MW energy-from-waste plant14.6 km
- Rye House Β· 715 MW gas-fired power station18.1 km
- Bankside Power Station Β· 300 MW coal-fired power station22.1 km
- Lawrence End Park Β· 5 MW solar farm22.3 km
- Battersea Power Station Β· 509 MW coal-fired power station23.9 km
Also operated by Anesco
Anesco operates 136 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
- Land At Swanland Road
- Developer / operator
- Gascoyne Holdings
- Planning authority
- Hertsmere
- Planning reference
- 15/0784/FUL
- Application submitted
- 28 May 2015
- Permission granted
- 7 January 2016
- Construction started
- 3 January 2017
- Began operating
- 23 March 2017
- Capacity in planning record
- 5 MW
- Address
- Land At, Swanland Road, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3NE
- REPD reference
- 5295
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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