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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Upper Farm

Upper Farm is a 10 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. ConsentedAug 2014 (completed)
  3. ConstructionNov 2014 (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2015 (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
10 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Greencoat Capital
Region
South East
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
SO24 9RY
Coordinates
51.1716, -1.0938

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 Upper Farm compares

143rd of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
29th of 105in South East
0.18%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 8.8 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 10 MW station would generate roughly 8.8 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 3,250 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.

All UK solar farms Solar farms in South East All run by Greencoat Capital

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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
Upper Farm solar park
Developer / operator
Kronos Solar
Planning authority
Basingstoke and Deane
Planning reference
13/00653/FUL
Application submitted
13 June 2013
Permission granted
12 August 2014
Construction started
15 November 2014
Began operating
30 March 2015
Capacity in planning record
12 MW
Address
Upper Farm Bradley Alresford Hampshire SO24 9SA, Hampshire, SO24 9SA
REPD reference
2082

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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