Power plant · Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom
Pingry Farm - Phase 2
Pingry Farm - Phase 2 is a power plant in Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom, with 3.4 MW of capacity, operated by Coleford Energy.
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 | Forest of Dean (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land At Pingry Farm, Pingry Lane, Milkwall, Coleford, GL16 8QD | 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 | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 11 Apr 2013 (permit P1418/12/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Forest of Dean) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 6 Mar 2013 (reference P1418/12/FUL, planning authority Forest of Dean) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Apr 2013 (granted, reference P1418/12/FUL, planning authority Forest of Dean) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Coleford Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.4 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 | 7.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7824, -2.6203 | 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
Pingry Farm - Phase 2 is the 2,494th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,696th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.4 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 | 2,494th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,696th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,551st 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. P1418/12/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 283 grid connections (16 operating, 313 MW), 17 substations, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pingry Farm Solar grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Milkwall Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Monmouth Hadnock Road Valley Enterprise Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 6.7 km |
| DXC Technology | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| nLighten Bristol | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| University of Bristol Isambard-AI | AI supercomputer | 5,448 H100e | Operating | 33 km |
| Tetbury Primary | Substation | — | — | 36 km |
| Alderton Primary | Substation | — | — | 37 km |
| Vantage Data Centers - CWL13 | Data center | — | — | 38 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.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI supercomputers, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.