Power plant · West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom
Danes Farm - extension
Danes Farm - extension is a power plant in West Lindsey, England, United Kingdom, with 10.5 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 | 2016 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 4 Dec 2014 (permit 131968, 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 | 23 Oct 2014 (reference 131968, planning authority West Lindsey) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 4 Dec 2014 (granted, reference 131968, 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 | 10.5 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 |
| Area | 18.6 ha (solar site area) | 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 |
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How it compares
Danes Farm - extension is the 1,072nd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,803rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10.5 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 | 1,072nd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,803rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,856th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 131968
- Started operating
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
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.