Power plant · West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom
Danes Farm
Danes Farm is a power plant in West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom, with 3.3 MW of capacity, operated by Freewatt Renewable Energy.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | West Lindsey (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Stow Park Road, Stow, Lincoln, LN1 2AJ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2011 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 26 Apr 2011 (permit 126864, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by West Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Jan 2011 (reference 126864, planning authority West Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Apr 2011 (granted, reference 126864, planning authority West Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Freewatt Renewable Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.3 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 | 53.3232, -0.6942 | 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 researchHow it compares
Danes Farm is the 2,504th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,708th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.3 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,504th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,708th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,581st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 126864
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 421 grid connections (117 operating, 1,707 MW), 133 substations, 3 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.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stow Park Road grid connection | Grid connection | 1.19 MW | Operating | 0.0 km |
| Stow Park Road grid connection | Grid connection | 8.55 MW | Operating | 0.0 km |
| Stow | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Stow Park Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Lea Road | Substation | — | — | 9.2 km |
| Corringham Road | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 19 km |
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- 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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.