Power plant · Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Derehams Farm, Derehams Lane - Battery Storage
Derehams Farm, Derehams Lane - Battery Storage is a power plant in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, with 40 MW of capacity, operated by Statkraft and Eku 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 | Buckinghamshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Derehams Farm, Derehams Lane, Loudwater, High Wycombe, HP10 9RR | 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 | 2025 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 29 Jun 2023 (permit 22/08045/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 14 Nov 2022 (reference 22/08045/FUL, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Jun 2023 (refused, reference 22/08045/FUL, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Jun 2023 (granted, reference 22/08045/FUL, planning authority Buckinghamshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Statkraft (Eku Energy / Statkraft) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Eku Energy (Eku Energy / Statkraft) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 40 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (stand-alone storage) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6118, -0.6909 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit refused (planning authority Buckinghamshire, reference 22/08045/FUL)
- Permit granted (planning authority Buckinghamshire, reference 22/08045/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Buckinghamshire, reference 22/08045/FUL)
How it compares
Derehams Farm, Derehams Lane - Battery Storage is the 305th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 572nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 40 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 305th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 572nd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,275th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 219 substations, 158 grid connections (75 operating, 836 MW), 150 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudwater BSP | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Derehams Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 100 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Loudwater grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Flackwell Heath Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Wycombe Marsh Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Waste 1.33 MW grid connection at Flackwell Heath | Grid connection | 1.33 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| CapitaLand Ascendas REIT data center, High Wycombe | Data center | — | — | 6.2 km |
| SDC M40 Campus | Data center | — | Planned | 7.2 km |
| Spectrum House | Data center | — | — | 9.5 km |
Operators and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
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