Power plant · Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Marsh Farm
Marsh Farm is a power plant in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, with 14 MW of capacity, operated by Steadfast Marsh Solar - Innogy.
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 | Wiltshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Long Newnton Airfield, Brokenborough, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9SR | 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 | 15 Jan 2013 (permit 12/02104/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Wiltshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 27 Jul 2012 (reference 12/02104/FUL, planning authority Wiltshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Jan 2013 (granted, reference 12/02104/FUL, planning authority Wiltshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Steadfast Marsh Solar - Innogy (Steadfast Marsh Solar - Innogy (previously BELECTRIC Solar)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 14 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 | 12.3 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6268, -2.1080 | 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
Marsh Farm is the 838th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,490th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 14 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 | 838th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,490th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,466th 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. 12/02104/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 311 grid connections (84 operating, 1,074 MW), 80 substations, 8 data centers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Farm B PV grid connection | Grid connection | 11.4 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Long Newton PV grid connection | Grid connection | 5.8 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Sunstroom grid connection | Grid connection | 4.28 MW | Operating | 1.0 km |
| Tetbury Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Malmesbury Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.5 km |
| Kemble RAF Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Nationwide Swindon Technology Centre | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Vodafone | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
| Ark Data Centres | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- 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.