Power plant · Erewash, England, United Kingdom
Boyah Grange Solar Farm, Potato Pit Lane - Solar Farm
Boyah Grange Solar Farm, Potato Pit Lane - Solar Farm is a planned power plant in Erewash, England, United Kingdom, with 35.2 MW of capacity, operated by Abei Energy Group.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Erewash (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Boyah Grange Farm Potato Pit Lane Dale Abbey, DE7 4PH | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 23 Aug 2025 (reference 0825/0028, planning authority Erewash) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Abei Energy Group | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 35.2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.9378, -1.3358 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit applied for (planning authority Erewash, reference 0825/0028)
How it compares
Boyah Grange Solar Farm, Potato Pit Lane - Solar Farm is the 937th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,488th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 35.2 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 937th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,488th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,770th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 24 substations, 14 grid connections (6 operating, 90.7 MW), 7 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 13 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 30 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
| Dronfield | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
| Wind 20.22 MW grid connection at Pennyhill Windfarm | Grid connection | 20.2 MW | Operating | 43 km |
| Greenhill | Substation | — | — | 44 km |
| Baslow Road | Substation | — | — | 44 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.