Power plant · North East Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Xtratherm UK Solar Farm
Xtratherm UK Solar Farm is a cancelled solar power plant in North East Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, with 1.7 MW of capacity, operated by Aniron 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 | North East Derbyshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Xtratherm, Park Road, Holmewood, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 5UY | 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 | 1 May 2020 (permit 20/00256/FL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North East Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Mar 2020 (reference 20/00256/FL, planning authority North East Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 1 May 2020 (granted, reference 20/00256/FL, planning authority North East Derbyshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Aniron Renewables (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.7 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 |
| Coordinates | 53.1934, -1.3624 | 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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- Permit granted (planning authority North East Derbyshire, reference 20/00256/FL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority North East Derbyshire, reference 20/00256/FL)
How it compares
Xtratherm UK is the 3,516th-largest of 4,036 power plants in England and the 5,134th-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.7 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 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 | 3,516th of 4,036 | 134,406 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 5,134th of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,768th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 148 grid connections (82 operating, 729 MW), 136 substations, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dronfield | Substation | — | — | 14 km |
| Wind 20.22 MW grid connection at Pennyhill Windfarm | Grid connection | 20.2 MW | Operating | 16 km |
| Jordanthorpe | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 35 MW grid connection at Bochum Parkway Combined Tech | Grid connection | 35 MW | Planned | 17 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 40 MW grid connection at Mansion House Farm BESS | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 17 km |
| Greenhill | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 19 km |
| Hive IT | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| UoS IT Services | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.