Power plant · South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom
E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar Farm
E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar Farm is a planned power plant in South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, with 40 MW of capacity, operated by Sunderland AFC.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | South Tyneside (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | E/O The Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road, Sunderland, SR6 7UN | 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 | 2 Jul 2024 (ref. ST/0357/24/FUL, South Tyneside) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sunderland AFC | 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 | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 48.2 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.9435, -1.3902 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar Farm is the 836th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,342nd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 40 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 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 | 836th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,342nd of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,556th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 274 grid connections (139 operating, 1,689 MW) and 160 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Light PV grid connection | Grid connection | 31 MW | Planned | 1.0 km |
| Carley Hill | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Temple Park | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| West Southwick | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Gas 6 MW grid connection at Sunderland T1 T2 | Grid connection | 6 MW | Operating | 3.6 km |
| Solar 1.15 MW grid connection at Mount Road | Grid connection | 1.15 MW | Planned | 4.1 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- 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.