Power plant · Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Oak Grove Farm
Oak Grove Farm is a power plant in Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, with 5.7 MW of capacity, operated by Monmouthshire County Council.
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 | Monmouthshire (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Oak Grove Farm, A48, Crick to Parkwall Roundabout, Crick, NP26 5UT | 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 | 2017 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Mar 2015 (reference DC/2015/00247, planning authority Monmouthshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Monmouthshire County Council | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5.7 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 | 15.8 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6111, -2.7183 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Oak Grove Farm is the 217th-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 2,657th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 217th of 424 | 9,068 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,657th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,216th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 359 grid connections (24 operating, 292 MW), 19 substations, 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Farm, Crick, Monmouthshire grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Land at Southbrook Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Caldicot Southbrook Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.7 km |
| nLighten Bristol | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Vantage Data Centers - CWL13 | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Vantage Data Centers data center, Newport | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 31 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 31 km |
| Alderton Primary | Substation | — | — | 35 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Wales
- Dinorwig1,728 MW
- Gwynt y Mor576 MW
- Ffestiniog360 MW
- Port Talbot Renewable Energy Plant350 MW
- Anglesey Biomass Power Station299 MW
- Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay240 MW
- Pen Y Cymoedd228 MW
- Carnedd Wen Wind Farm150 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.
- 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.