Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Solar 49.9 MW grid connection at Woolpots Farm PV

Solar 49.9 MW grid connection at Woolpots Farm PV is a planned grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, connected by Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationEngland (connects at Woolpots Farm PV)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPlanned (accepted to connect)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toHusthwaite (via a bulk supply point)Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toOs Field, Husthwaite - Solar Photovoltaic Array (matched by coordinates+technology+capacity, 0.44 km away)Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity49.9 MWNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologySolarNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorNorthern Powergrid (Northeast) plcNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Queue date28 Oct 2020Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage33 kVNorthern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates54.1626, -1.2159Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Latest events

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  1. Permit granted: Os Field, Husthwaite - Solar Photovoltaic Array (planning authority North Yorkshire, reference ZB23/02015/FUL)
  2. Permit granted: Os Field, Husthwaite - Solar Photovoltaic Array (appeal granted, planning authority North Yorkshire, reference ZB23/02015/FUL)
  3. Permit refused: Os Field, Husthwaite - Solar Photovoltaic Array (planning authority North Yorkshire, reference ZB23/02015/FUL)
  4. Permit applied for: Os Field, Husthwaite - Solar Photovoltaic Array (planning authority North Yorkshire, reference ZB23/02015/FUL)

How it compares

Solar 49.9 MW grid connection at Woolpots Farm PV is the 597th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 904th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 MW is <0.1% of the 446,745 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the grid connections in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence.

WithinRankTotalShare
England597th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom904th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data4,270th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 246 power plants (65 operating, 3,504 MW), 168 substations, 5 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Os Field, Husthwaite - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayPower plant49.9 MWPermitted0.4 km
HusthwaiteSubstation——1.0 km
Husthwaite 33/11kVSubstation——1.0 km
Land South of Highfield HousePower plant5 MWOperating1.7 km
Boscar Grange FarmPower plant27 MWOperating2.0 km
Sessay Bridge/SowerbySubstation——6.9 km
Yorkshire GREENTransmission line—Permitted29 km
VocaLinkData center——31 km
Pulsant data center, EnglandData center——44 km

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