Wix Lodge (Stour Fields)
Wix Lodge (Stour Fields) is a 18.7 MW solar farm in East of England, England, operated by RES Group. 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
- 18.7 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- RES Group
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- CO11 2RP
- Coordinates
- 51.9128, 1.1241
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 Wix Lodge (Stour Fields) compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 18.7 MW station would generate roughly 16 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 6,070 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 RES GroupNearby generating sites
- Barn Farm Β· 4.69 MW solar farm3.1 km
- Bluegates Β· 10.7 MW solar farm10.0 km
- Chisbon Β· 12.3 MW solar farm10.4 km
- Earls Hall Farm Β· 10.3 MW onshore wind farm11.6 km
- Stratton Hall Β· 11.8 MW solar farm15.4 km
- Gunfleet Sands 01 Β· 173 MW offshore wind farm21.2 km
- Gunfleet Sands 02 Β· 173 MW offshore wind farm22.3 km
- Hook Valley Solar Park Β· 15.3 MW solar farm23.0 km
Also operated by RES Group
RES Group operates 98 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Beinneun Wind Farm Β· onshore wind farm109 MW
- Cumberhead Wind Farm Β· onshore wind farm50 MW
- Hill of Towie Wind Farm (GB) Β· onshore wind farm48.3 MW
- Crossdykes Wind Farm Β· onshore wind farm48 MW
- Blary Hill Β· onshore wind farm35 MW
- Tormywheel Β· onshore wind farm30.8 MW
- Garreg Llwyd (GB) Β· onshore wind farm30.4 MW
- Solwaybank Β· onshore wind farm30.4 MW
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
- Wix Lodge
- Developer / operator
- Sunsave 25 (Wix Lodge Farm) Limited/ Vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- Tendring
- Planning reference
- 13/00896/FUL
- Application submitted
- 19 August 2013
- Permission granted
- 15 November 2013
- Began operating
- 31 March 2014
- Capacity in planning record
- 18.7 MW
- Address
- Wix Lodge Colchester Road Wix Manningtree Essex CO11 2RP, Essex
- REPD reference
- 1332
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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