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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Turweston

Turweston is a 16.4 MW solar farm in South East 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 East
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJun 2013 (completed)
  2. ConsentedSep 2013 (completed)
  3. ConstructionNov 2013 (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 2014 (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
16.4 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Greencoat Capital
Region
South East
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
NN13 5YD
Coordinates
52.0386, -1.1039

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 Turweston compares

71st of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
11th of 105in South East
0.29%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 14 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 16.4 MW station would generate roughly 14 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 5,330 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 South East All run by Greencoat Capital

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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
Operational
Site name in planning record
Turweston Solar Farm
Developer / operator
INRG Solar
Planning authority
Buckinghamshire
Planning reference
13/01561/APP
Application submitted
14 June 2013
Permission granted
10 September 2013
Construction started
15 November 2013
Began operating
19 December 2014
Capacity in planning record
16.7 MW
Address
Turweston Aerodrome, Whitfield Road, Biddlesden, Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, NN13 5YD
REPD reference
2081

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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