Power plant · West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mazelands Farm
Mazelands Farm is a cancelled power plant in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 2.8 MW of capacity, operated by Anesco.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | West Berkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Mazelands Farm, Burnt Hill Road, Stanford Dingley, Reading, RG7 6DU | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Sept 2015 (reference 15/02076/COMIND, planning authority West Berkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Apr 2016 (refused, reference 15/02076/COMIND, planning authority West Berkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Anesco | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.8 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 |
| Coordinates | 51.4521, -1.1785 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Mazelands Farm is the 2,613th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,857th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.8 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 | 2,613th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,857th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,824th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 248 substations, 243 grid connections (130 operating, 1,385 MW) and 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yattendon Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Beenham Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Pangbourne Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Panattoni Park grid connection | Grid connection | 2.25 MW | Planned | 7.5 km |
| Gas 9.5 MW grid connection at Thatcham | Grid connection | 9.5 MW | Operating | 7.9 km |
| Solar 20.948 MW grid connection at Burghfield Reserve | Grid connection | 20.9 MW | Planned | 7.9 km |
| Venture West | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Pulsant | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Pulsant Reading SL3 | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
Operator and place
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- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
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.
- 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.