Power plant · Rotherham, England, United Kingdom
Penny Hill Lane
Penny Hill Lane is a power plant in Rotherham, England, United Kingdom, with 19.8 MW of capacity, operated by Banks Renewables.
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 | Rotherham (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Ulley, Sheffield, South Yorks. S26 3YA | 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 | 2013 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 27 May 2010 (permit RB2009/0824, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Rotherham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Jul 2009 (reference RB2009/0824, planning authority Rotherham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 27 May 2010 (granted, reference RB2009/0824, planning authority Rotherham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Banks Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 19.8 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 6 units (3.3 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.3842, -1.2944 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Penny Hill Lane is the 636th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,174th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 19.8 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 | 636th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,174th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,057th 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. RB2009/0824
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 491 grid connections (175 operating, 1,932 MW), 254 substations, 10 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, 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 | 1.7 km |
| Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Green Lane BESS | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Battery storage 49.9 MW grid connection at Green Lane BESS | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 2.8 km |
| Thurcroft | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| New Orchard Lane | Substation | — | — | 3.4 km |
| Beighton | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Hive IT | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| UoS IT Services | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| HSBC Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
Operator and place
More from Banks Renewables
- Pond Industrial Park, Whitburn Road - Pond Battery Storage200 MW · permitted
- Kype Muir Wind Farm88.4 MW
- Kype Muir Wind Farm Extension67.2 MW
- Lethans Wind Farm Extension66 MW · permitted
- Birneyknowe Wind Farm60 MW
- Middle Muir Wind Farm51 MW
- Mill Rig Wind Farm36 MW · under construction
- High Cumnock Wind Farm27.2 MW
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © 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.