Power plant · Solihull, England, United Kingdom
NEC, Birmingham
NEC, Birmingham is a cancelled power plant in Solihull, England, United Kingdom, with 3.9 MW of capacity, operated by Levantera Developments.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Solihull (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, B40 1NT | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 5 Oct 2015 (permit PL/2015/51905/PPFL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Solihull) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Aug 2015 (reference PL/2015/51905/PPFL, planning authority Solihull) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Oct 2015 (granted, reference PL/2015/51905/PPFL, planning authority Solihull) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Levantera Developments | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.9 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 |
| Coordinates | 52.4526, -1.7167 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
NEC, Birmingham is the 2,420th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,593rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.9 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 | 2,420th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,593rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,377th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 400 grid connections and 7 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Airport (BHX) grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.0 km |
| St Peters Lane GFT Bickenhill grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Packington Generation Station grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.2 km |
| Evoque Data Center Solutions | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| EE Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| Hutchison 3G | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
Operator 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.