Thornham
Thornham is a 20.6 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
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 20.6 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
- PE36 5LH
- Coordinates
- 53.2995, -0.8550
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 Thornham compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 20.6 MW station would generate roughly 18 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 6,690 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 CapitalNearby generating sites
- Cottam Power Station Β· 2,008 MW coal-fired power station4.8 km
- Cottam Development Centre Β· 445 MW CCGT gas power station6.1 km
- High Marnham Power Station Β· 945 MW coal-fired power station6.1 km
- West Burton CCGT Β· 1,332 MW CCGT gas power station6.6 km
- Tiln Solar Β· 61.5 MW solar farm6.8 km
- West Burton A Power Station Β· 2,012 MW coal-fired power station7.8 km
- West Burton B Power Station Β· 1,332 MW power station8.0 km
- Little Morton Β· 14.3 MW solar farm9.2 km
Also operated by Greencoat Capital
Greencoat Capital operates 195 sites in the register. Largest first:
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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