Power plant · Rotherham, England, United Kingdom
New South Farm, Piper Lane - Solar Farm
New South Farm, Piper Lane - Solar Farm is a planned power plant in Rotherham, England, United Kingdom, with 31.2 MW of capacity, operated by Abei Energy Group.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Rotherham (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | New South Farm, Piper Lane, Aston, Sheffield, S26 2EF | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 24 Dec 2024 (ref. RB2025/0029, Rotherham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Abei Energy Group | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 31.2 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 | 31 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.3657, -1.2960 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
New South Farm, Piper Lane - Solar Farm is the 984th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 1,560th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 31.2 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 984th of 2,174 | 186,088 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,560th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,953rd of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 468 grid connections (160 operating, 1,717 MW), 230 substations and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 31.35 MW grid connection at Piper Lane PGF | Grid connection | 31.4 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
| Gas 8 MW grid connection at Beighton | Grid connection | 8 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| Oil 20 MW grid connection at Chesterfield Road Generation | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 2.1 km |
| Beighton | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Kiveton Park | Substation | — | — | 4.2 km |
| Thurcroft | Substation | — | — | 4.8 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 30 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 38 km |
Operator and place
More from Abei Energy Group
- Boyah Grange Solar Farm, Potato Pit Lane - Solar Farm35.2 MW · planned
- Juniper Farm, Main Street - Solar Farm18.8 MW · planned
- New South Farm, Piper Lane - Solar Farm12 MW · planned
- Juniper Farm, Main Street - BESS10 MW · planned
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- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
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- 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- 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.