Power plant · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
East Cowton Solar Farm
East Cowton Solar Farm is a planned power plant in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 30.8 MW of capacity, operated by Green Nation Solar Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Frigidale Farm, Great Smeaton, Northallerton, DL6 2NF | 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 | 8 Jul 2025 (ref. ZB25/01134/FUL, North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Green Nation Solar Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 30.8 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 | 39.9 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.4350, -1.4899 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
East Cowton Solar Farm is the 986th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,564th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 30.8 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 | 986th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,564th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,969th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 224 grid connections (116 operating, 1,286 MW) and 101 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowton | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Solar 23 MW grid connection at Darlington East | Grid connection | 23 MW | Planned | 1.8 km |
| Solar 19 MW grid connection at East Cowton Solar Farm | Grid connection | 19 MW | Planned | 2.0 km |
| Solar 38 MW grid connection at Hurworth Moor Solar | Grid connection | 38 MW | Planned | 8.2 km |
| Darlington East | Substation | — | — | 9.5 km |
| Northallerton | Substation | — | — | 9.8 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.