Power plant · Hertsmere, England, United Kingdom
Hilfield - Solar arrays & Battery storage
Hilfield - Solar arrays & Battery storage is a cancelled solar power plant in Hertsmere, England, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, operated by Elstree Green Limited.
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 | Hertsmere (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | N/O Butterfly Lane, Land Surrounding Hilfield Farm And Land West Of Hilfield Lane Aldenham, WD25 8DA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 31 May 2022 (reference 22/0948/FULEI, planning authority Hertsmere) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 31 May 2024 (withdrawn, reference 22/0948/FULEI, planning authority Hertsmere) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Elstree Green Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 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 | 130 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6577, -0.3344 | 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 researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Withdrawn (planning authority Hertsmere, reference 22/0948/FULEI)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Hertsmere, reference 22/0948/FULEI)
How it compares
Hilfield - Solar arrays & Battery storage is the 305th-largest of 4,035 power plants in England and the 538th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 305th of 4,035 | 134,434 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 538th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,763rd of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 147 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 128 substations, 46 grid connections (25 operating, 281 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chess Building | Data center | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Pure DC London Brent Cross | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| LDeX 1 | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Harefield Primary | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Harefield Solar grid connection | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 13 km |
| Greenford Primary | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Perivale Primary | Substation | — | — | 14 km |
| Land at Pinstone Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 60 MW | Planned | 17 km |
| Gerrards Cross Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 17 km |
Operator and place
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- Cottam2,000 MW
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- West Burton2,000 MW
- Eggborough1,960 MW
- Staythorpe1,828 MW
- Fiddler’s Ferry1,510 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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