Power plant · Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Lower Severalls Farm
Lower Severalls Farm is a power plant in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with 10.8 MW of capacity, operated by OPDE and Sigma Solar 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 | Somerset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land Adjacent Lower Severalls Farm, Lower Severalls Farm Road ,Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7NX | 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 | 2017 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 19 Sept 2014 (permit 14/03128/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 15 Jul 2014 (reference 14/03128/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Sept 2014 (granted, reference 14/03128/FUL, planning authority Somerset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | OPDE (Sigma Solar Limited / OPDE) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sigma Solar Limited (Sigma Solar Limited / OPDE) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10.8 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 | 21.8 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8992, -2.7747 | 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.
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Lower Severalls Farm is the 1,053rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,780th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10.8 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 | 1,053rd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,780th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,772nd 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. 14/03128/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 248 grid connections (50 operating, 402 MW), 41 substations, 2 transmission lines and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewkerne Solar Farm Crewkerne grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Crewkerne Blacknell Lane Generator grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Crewkerne Misterton Mosterton Road Boundary Stables grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 4.2 km |
| Larkhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 9.8 km |
| West Hendford Primary | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Yeovil BSP | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 39 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 48 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 49 km |
Operators 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.
- © 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.