Power plant · Lewes, England, United Kingdom
Ringmer - Solar array/Battery storage
Ringmer - Solar array/Battery storage is a cancelled power plant in Lewes, England, United Kingdom, with 17 MW of capacity, operated by Ouse Valley Energy Services Company CIC.
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 | Lewes (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | E/O Uckfield Road (A26) Ringmer, BN8 5FR | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission granted, permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 19 Jan 2023 (permit LW/22/0254, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Lewes) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 11 Apr 2022 (reference LW/22/0254, planning authority Lewes) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Jan 2023 (granted, reference LW/22/0254, planning authority Lewes) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Ouse Valley Energy Services Company CIC (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 17 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 | 26.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.9047, 0.0577 | 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.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Lewes, reference LW/22/0254)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Lewes, reference LW/22/0254)
How it compares
Ringmer - Solar array/Battery storage is the 971st-largest of 3,953 power plants in England and the 1,644th-largest of 5,723 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 17 MW is <0.1% of the 136,106 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 | 971st of 3,953 | 85,679 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,644th of 5,723 | 136,106 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,964th of 12,705 | 1,210,931 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 9 data centers, 8 grid connections (6 operating, 35.6 MW) and 5 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs data center, East Grinstead | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Digital Realty LGW15 | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
| Digital Realty LGW16 | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
| Five Oaks Primary | Substation | — | — | 37 km |
| Solar 3.905 MW grid connection at Five Oaks Farm PV | Grid connection | 3.91 MW | Operating | 38 km |
| Billingshurst Primary | Substation | — | — | 38 km |
| Malham Farm Solar & Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 41 km |
| Plaistow Primary | Substation | — | — | 45 km |
| Solar 4.75 MW grid connection at Plaistow | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 46 km |
Operator and place
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- 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
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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