Power plant · North Kesteven, England, United Kingdom
Ermine Street Farm solar park
Ermine Street Farm solar park is a power plant in North Kesteven, England, United Kingdom, with 32.5 MW of capacity, operated by Octopus Investments.
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 | North Kesteven (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land At Ermine Street Farm Ermine Street Ancaster Heath Grantham Lincolnshire, NG32 3RN | 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 | 2014 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 6 Dec 2013 (permit 13/0929/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Aug 2013 (reference 13/0929/FUL, planning authority North Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Dec 2013 (granted, reference 13/0929/FUL, planning authority North Kesteven) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Octopus Investments | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 32.5 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 | 67.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.0159, -0.5182 | 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 researchHow it compares
Ermine Street Farm solar park is the 369th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 695th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 32.5 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 | 369th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 695th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,649th 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. 13/0929/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 12 grid connections (10 operating, 25.8 MW), 8 substations, 3 data centers and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Space DC - Newark | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 22 km |
| Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 | Transmission line | — | Planned | 29 km |
| Hall Water Treatment Works grid connection | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Operating | 31 km |
| Newton on Trent Water Works grid connection | Grid connection | 3.1 MW | Operating | 32 km |
| Stow | Substation | — | — | 36 km |
| Stow Park Road grid connection | Grid connection | 1.19 MW | Operating | 36 km |
| Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire | Transmission line | — | Planned | 38 km |
| Normanby | Substation | — | — | 41 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.
- © 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.