Power plant · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom
Holes Bay
Holes Bay is a power plant in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, with 15 MW of capacity, operated by Harmony Energy 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 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land at Sterte Avenue West, Poole, BH15 2AL | 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 | 2020 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 7 Sept 2017 (permit APP/17/00186/F, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 8 Feb 2017 (reference APP/17/00186/F, planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 7 Sept 2017 (granted, reference APP/17/00186/F, planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Harmony Energy Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 15 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (stand-alone storage) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.7266, -1.9875 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, reference APP/17/00186/F)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, reference APP/17/00186/F)
How it compares
Holes Bay is the 774th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,388th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 15 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 774th of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,388th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,118th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 158 grid connections (98 operating, 798 MW), 124 substations and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holes Bay Battery Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 7.13 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Holes Bay Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Poole Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Poole (Hamworthy) BSP | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Land on the West Side of Blandford Road - Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 25 MW | Operating | 4.1 km |
| Lytchett Solar Farm - PV and Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 12 MW | Planned | 5.4 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 7.9 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 47 km |
Operator and place
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- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
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- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
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- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
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Data on this page
- 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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