Power plant · Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Trigon Solar Farm
Trigon Solar Farm is a solar power plant in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, with 7 MW of capacity, operated by Trigon Solar Farm Ltd.
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 | Dorset (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Trigon (Trigon House), Wareham, BH20 7PD | 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 |
| Permit date | 28 Nov 2012 (permit 6/2012/0415, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Jul 2012 (reference 6/2012/0415, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 28 Nov 2012 (granted, reference 6/2012/0415, planning authority Dorset) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Trigon Solar Farm Ltd | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 7 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 | 18.1 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.7110, -2.1712 | 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 researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Dorset, reference 6/2012/0415)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Dorset, reference 6/2012/0415)
How it compares
Trigon Solar Farm is the 828th-largest of 2,105 power plants in England and the 1,243rd-largest of 2,942 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 7 MW is <0.1% of the 105,383 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 | 828th of 2,105 | 72,593 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,243rd of 2,942 | 105,383 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,248th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 126 grid connections (81 operating, 670 MW), 93 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trigon Solar Park Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 5.7 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Solar 3.762 MW grid connection at Oaklands PV | Grid connection | 3.76 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| Viridor Waste Management grid connection | Grid connection | 3.8 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| Wareham BSP | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Bovington Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.7 km |
| Wareham Town Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.8 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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