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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Wedgehill

Wedgehill is a 13.5 MW solar farm in South West 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 West
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJul 2013 (completed)
  2. ConsentedJan 2014 (completed)
  3. ConstructionOct 2014 (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 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
13.5 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Octopus Investments
Region
South West
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
BH21 6SB
Coordinates
50.8787, -1.9082

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 Wedgehill compares

90th of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
16th of 192in South West
0.24%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 12 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 13.5 MW station would generate roughly 12 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 4,380 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
Wedgehill Farm
Developer / operator
Orta Solar
Planning authority
Dorset
Planning reference
3/13/0669/FUL
Application submitted
22 July 2013
Permission granted
17 January 2014
Construction started
1 October 2014
Began operating
30 January 2015
Capacity in planning record
13 MW
Address
Land At Wedgehill Farm, Woodlands, Wimborne, Dorset, Dorset, BH21 8LX
REPD reference
2086

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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