Power plant · Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Port of Barry Solar Farm
Port of Barry Solar Farm is a solar power plant in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, with 10 MW of capacity, operated by Associated British Ports.
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 | Vale of Glamorgan (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Atlantic Way, Port of Barry, Barry | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Unknown (revised) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 19 Dec 2014 (permit 2014/01089/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Vale of Glamorgan) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Sept 2014 (reference 2014/01089/FUL, planning authority Vale of Glamorgan) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Dec 2014 (granted, reference 2014/01089/FUL, planning authority Vale of Glamorgan) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Associated British Ports (Associated British Ports (ABP), applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10 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 | 16.5 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.3961, -3.2521 | 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 Vale of Glamorgan, reference 2014/01089/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Vale of Glamorgan, reference 2014/01089/FUL)
How it compares
Port of Barry is the 153rd-largest of 451 power plants in Wales and the 2,324th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 153rd of 451 | 16,665 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,324th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,476th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 9 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Newport data centre | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Vantage Data Centers data center, Newport | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Centerprise International Newport | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 29 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 34 km |
Operator and place
More from Associated British Ports
- Cavendish Dock Road - Solar Array40 MW · planned
- Port of Barry - Site 25 MW
- Port of Barry - Site 14.5 MW
- Port Of Immingham West Riverside, Immingham Docks - Wind Turbines4.2 MW · permitted
- Port Of Immingham West Riverside, Immingham Docks - Wind Turbines4.2 MW · permitted
- ANP Newport Wind Turbine2.3 MW
- Shed 10, Alexandra Road South, Immingham Docks - Solar Panels1.37 MW
- Shed 27, Alexandra Road, South Immingham - Solar Photovoltaic Panels1.07 MW
Other power plants in Wales
- Pembroke2,325 MW
- Dinorwig1,728 MW
- Aberthaw B1,559 MW
- Connahs Quay1,380 MW
- Severn Power Ltd850 MW
- Gwynt y Mor576 MW
- Deeside498 MW
- Ffestiniog360 MW
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.
- © 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.