Grid connections

Solar grid connections in the UK

Rare Context lists 1,291 solar grid connections in the United Kingdom, with 139,785 MW of capacity between them. The largest is Portwind grid connection (2,500 MW).

The 100 largest solar grid connections

Sorted by capacity. A project counts under each technology its queue entry gives it.

Grid connectionRegionHolderCapacity
Portwind grid connectionEnglandSE Portwind Ltd2,500 MW
East Claydon Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandEast Claydon Green NG Limited2,050 MW
Springwell grid connectionEnglandSpringwell Energyfarm Limited1,600 MW
Old Flatts Farm grid connectionEnglandNet Zero One Ltd1,500 MW
Overton Solar & Storage Farm grid connectionEnglandElements Green1,400 MW
Little Horsted Energy Park grid connectionEnglandElements Green Development Ltd1,260 MW
Cold Norton grid connectionEnglandBSR Applications Limited1,250 MW
The Beacon grid connectionEnglandBeacon Solar Limited1,200 MW
Bradwell Energy Park grid connectionEnglandDengie Peninsula Energy Park1,050 MW
Butlers Wood Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandButlers Wood NG Limited1,025 MW
Cilfynydd Green Energy Centre grid connectionWalesCilfynydd NG Limited1,025 MW
Drakelow Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandDrakelow NG Limited1,025 MW
Enderby Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandEnderby BESS Limited1,025 MW
Feckenham Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandFeckenham Green NG Limited1,025 MW
Hams Hall Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandHams Hall NG Limited1,025 MW
Harker Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandBlackdyke BESS Limited1,025 MW
Hawthorn Pit Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandHawthorn Pit NG Limited1,025 MW
Mablethorpe Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandMablethorpe NG Limited1,025 MW
Overton Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandOverton NG Limited1,025 MW
Pentir Green Energy Centre grid connectionWalesInnova Renewables1,025 MW
Swansea North Green Energy Centre grid connectionWalesSwansea North Green NG Limited1,025 MW
Thorpe Marsh Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandThorpe Marsh NG Ltd1,025 MW
Willington Green Energy Centre grid connectionEnglandWillington NG Limited1,025 MW
Halfway Energy Park grid connectionScotlandDalriada Renewables Ltd.1,000 MW
Alverdiscott Farm grid connectionEnglandAlverdiscott 10 Renewables Ltd1,000 MW
Amersham Main grid connectionEnglandAmersham 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
BF88 Oakley grid connectionEnglandBluefield Renewable Developments Limited1,000 MW
Biggleswade grid connectionEnglandBiggleswade 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Biggleswade High Impact Green Energy Hub grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Braintree grid connectionEnglandBraintree 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Brodsworth High Impact Green Energy Hub (Brodsworth HIGEH) grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Bushbury grid connectionEnglandBushbury 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Canterbury North grid connectionEnglandCanterbury North 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Coryton grid connectionEnglandCoryton 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Daventry High Impact Green Energy Hub (HIGEH) 1 grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Didcot High Impact Green Energy Hub (HIGEH) 1 grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
East Claydon High Impact Green Energy Hub (HIGEH) 1 grid connectionEnglandEast Claydon Storage Limited1,000 MW
Eaton Socon High Impact Green Energy Hub (HIGEH) 1 grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
ER BR Energy grid connectionEnglandER Project Development Co Limited1,000 MW
ER LIL Energy grid connection—ER Project Development Co Limited1,000 MW
Grendon High Impact Green Energy Hub (HIGEH) 1 grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
High Marnham 400 grid connectionEnglandEnso Green Holdings X Limited1,000 MW
Huntingdon High Impact Energy Hub 1 grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Huntingdon High Impact Energy Hub 2 grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Langage Farm grid connectionEnglandLangage 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Leadenham High Impact Green Energy Hub grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Leighton Buzzard grid connectionEnglandLeighton Buzzard 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Little Harrowden grid connectionEnglandLittle Harrowden 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Market Harborough Green Energy Hub grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Melton Mowbray High Impact Energy Hub 1 grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Melton Mowbray High Impact Energy Hub 2 grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Navenby Farm grid connectionEnglandCoddington 10 Renewables Ltd1,000 MW
Necton High Impact Energy Hub grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Newchurch High Impact Energy Hub grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Ninfield grid connectionEnglandNinfield 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Ratcliffe on Soar Farm grid connectionEnglandKegworth 10 Renewables Ltd1,000 MW
Rugby High Impact Green Energy Hub (HIGEH) 1 grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Rye House grid connectionEnglandRye House 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Sellindge West grid connectionEnglandSellindge West 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Spalding High Impact Energy Hub grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Stoke Bardolph grid connectionEnglandStoke Bardolph 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
West Haddon grid connectionEnglandWest Haddon 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
West Weybridge grid connectionEnglandWest Weybridge 10 Renewables Limited1,000 MW
Wymondley Farm grid connectionEnglandWymondley 10 Renewables Ltd1,000 MW
Wymondley High Impact Green Energy Hub (HIGEH) 1 grid connectionEnglandTelis Energy UK Limited1,000 MW
Bradford Solar Farm grid connectionEnglandSolarFour Ltd960 MW
Norwich Main BESS grid connectionEnglandTasway Energy Park Limited950 MW
Thornton Facility grid connectionEnglandBalwen Limited930 MW
Alyth grid connectionScotlandEcodev (Alyth) Ltd900 MW
Elmya Gissing BESS & PV grid connectionEnglandRPC Elmya Carnation Gissing Limited900 MW
Norfolk001 grid connectionEnglandEPL Norfolk Limited860 MW
Bradenham - Thetford (Necton) GEC (Ethos Green) grid connectionEnglandNecton Green Energy Centre Ltd850 MW
Buntington GEC grid connectionEnglandBuntington Green Energy Centre Ltd850 MW
Elmya Kilworth BESS & PV grid connectionEnglandRPC Elmya Carnation Kilworth Limited850 MW
Elmya Ryston BESS & PV grid connectionEnglandElmya Energy UK 13 Limited850 MW
Hockliffe GEC (Ethos Green) grid connectionEnglandHockliffe Green Energy Centre Ltd850 MW
Botley West - Cote Solar Power Station grid connectionEnglandSolarFive840 MW
Woburn Solar Farm grid connectionEnglandSolarThree Ltd840 MW
Grantham Solar Farm - RSL grid connectionEnglandSouth Grantham Energy Centre Limited810 MW
Botley GEC (Ethos Green) grid connectionEnglandBotley Green Energy Centre Ltd800 MW
Cliff Hill Energy Farm grid connectionEnglandRenewable Energy Systems800 MW
East Lincolnshire Solar grid connectionEnglandStatkraft UK Limited800 MW
Flash Solar Farm grid connectionEnglandElements Green Trent Limited800 MW
Hill Street Solar PV/BESS Station grid connectionEnglandHill Street Shelfco 1 Limited800 MW
Melksham BESS & PV grid connectionEnglandElements Green800 MW
Monk Fryston Energy Park grid connectionEnglandElements Green Development Ltd800 MW
Scarning grid connectionEnglandConnectID 3 Limited800 MW
Stockhills Farm grid connection—BSR Applications Limited800 MW
Sweet Briar Energy Park grid connectionEnglandSweet Briar 2 Energy Park Limited800 MW
Tween Bridge Solar Park grid connectionEnglandRWE Renewables UK Solar and Storage Limited800 MW
New Marton Solar Farm - PVDP grid connectionEnglandSolarFour Ltd780 MW
East Pit grid connectionWalesCS UK Holdings III Limited750 MW
Meridian Solar Farm grid connectionEnglandMeridian Solar Farm Ltd750 MW
Wyseby Hill Energy Farm grid connectionScotlandWysebyhill Energy Farm Limited750 MW
One Earth Solar Farm grid connectionEnglandOne Earth Solar Farm740 MW
J212 High Grove Solar grid connectionEnglandRWE Renewables UK Solar and Storage Limited720 MW
Welbeck-Newark Solar Farm - PVDP grid connectionEnglandSolarTen Ltd710 MW
Bolney Farm 2 grid connectionEnglandDragon Green 7 Renewables Ltd700 MW
Bramley Farm 2 grid connectionEnglandBramley 7 Renewables Ltd700 MW
Cowley Farm 2 grid connectionEnglandCowley 7 Renewables Ltd700 MW

By region

  • England1,045 · 124,583 MW
  • Scotland193 · 8,791 MW
  • Wales51 · 4,611 MW
  • Region not recorded2 · 1,800 MW

Every solar grid connection in the United Kingdom, with holders.All 1,291 in one file, each with its capacity and connection date. We research what the public sources leave out.

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