Power plant · Vale of White Horse, England, United Kingdom
Elms Farm
Elms Farm is a power plant in Vale of White Horse, England, United Kingdom, with 29 MW of capacity, operated by Bluefield Solar.
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 | Vale of White Horse (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Elms Farm Grove | 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 | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 28 Aug 2014 (permit P14/V1135/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Vale of White Horse) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 May 2014 (reference P14/V1135/FUL, planning authority Vale of White Horse) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Aug 2014 (granted, reference P14/V1135/FUL, planning authority Vale of White Horse) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bluefield Solar | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 29 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 | 62 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6055, -1.3974 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Elms Farm is the 413th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 787th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 29 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 | 413th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 787th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,912th 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. P14/V1135/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 238 grid connections (121 operating, 1,413 MW), 197 substations and 25 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wantage Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Solar 20.188 MW grid connection at Elms PV Generation | Grid connection | 20.2 MW | Operating | 1.8 km |
| Grove Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Landmead PV grid connection | Grid connection | 33.3 MW | Operating | 3.4 km |
| Steventon Fields grid connection | Grid connection | 9.5 MW | Operating | 3.6 km |
| Drayton BSP | Substation | — | — | 5.6 km |
| R89 | Data center | — | — | 6.7 km |
| AWS Didcot Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 9.5 km |
| University Shared Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 20 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.
- © 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.