Power plant · Boston, England, United Kingdom
Fen Road
Fen Road is a power plant in Boston, England, United Kingdom, with 1.4 MW of capacity, operated by Lark Energy.
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 | Boston (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land off Fen Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7JD | 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 | 10 Dec 2013 (permit B/13/0345, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Boston) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 11 Sept 2013 (reference B/13/0345, planning authority Boston) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Dec 2013 (granted, reference B/13/0345, planning authority Boston) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Lark Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.4 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 |
| Coordinates | 52.9665, -0.0683 | 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
Fen Road is the 3,139th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,668th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.4 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 | 3,139th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,668th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,264th 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. B/13/0345
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 126 grid connections (3 operating, 32.5 MW), 5 transmission lines, 4 substations and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4 | Transmission line | — | Planned | 1.2 km |
| FEN Road Solar grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Riverside Industrial Estate grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.6 km |
| Battery Lane BESS grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.6 km |
| Triton Knoll Electrical System | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 11 km |
| Grimsby to Walpole | Transmission line | — | Planned | 38 km |
| South Reston | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
| Belmont Covert | Substation | — | — | 42 km |
| Longmarsh Green Energy | Data center | — | Planned | 43 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- 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.