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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Upper Farringdon

Upper Farringdon is a 6.18 MW solar farm in South East England, operated by Octopus Investments. 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. PlanningDec 2013 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMar 2014 (completed)
  3. ConstructionJan 2015 (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
6.18 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Octopus Investments
Region
South East
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
GU34 3HW
Coordinates
51.1142, -0.9804

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 Farringdon compares

218th of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
44th of 105in South East
0.11%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 5.4 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 6.18 MW station would generate roughly 5.4 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 2,010 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.

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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
Barley Wood Farm Lane
Developer / operator
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Planning authority
East Hampshire
Planning reference
54507/002
Application submitted
9 December 2013
Permission granted
31 March 2014
Construction started
1 January 2015
Began operating
20 March 2015
Capacity in planning record
5.4 MW
Address
Land South of, Gaston Lane, Farringdon, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 3EE
REPD reference
1474

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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