Power plant · Rushmoor, England, United Kingdom
Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, Etps Road - Solar Panels
Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, Etps Road - Solar Panels is a power plant under construction in Rushmoor, England, United Kingdom, with 1.15 MW of capacity, operated by Farnborough International Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Rushmoor (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, Etps Road, Farnborough, GU14 6TQ | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 15 Feb 2024 (permit 23/00885/FULPP, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Rushmoor) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Dec 2023 (ref. 23/00885/FULPP, Rushmoor) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Feb 2024 (granted, ref. 23/00885/FULPP, Rushmoor) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Farnborough International Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.15 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 | 1.66 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.2783, -0.7558 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, Etps Road - Solar Panels is the 2,042nd-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 3,050th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.15 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 | 2,042nd of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,050th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 6,282nd of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 224 substations, 159 grid connections (89 operating, 917 MW), 1 data center and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnboro Airfield Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Farnborough Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Queensmead Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Solar 15.2 MW grid connection at Farnborough 2 Generation | Grid connection | 15.2 MW | Operating | 3.2 km |
| Tillingham Power grid connection | Grid connection | 15.2 MW | Operating | 3.2 km |
| Waste 2.28 MW grid connection at Aldershot | Grid connection | 2.28 MW | Operating | 6.5 km |
| SDC M40 Campus | Data center | — | Planned | 36 km |
| Aquind Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 45 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.
- 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.