Generating capacity
95 GW
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Sites & Capacity2,312 mapped operational sites
Power Data
Great Britain
Power sites
2,312Grid generation capacity
95 GWStorage capacity
10 GWSites & Capacity
This page presents the generation and storage capacities of the national grid in Great Britain. All generation figures represent theoretical maximum outputs. You can filter by energy source, view newly constructed facilities, facilities currently under construction, and those in the pipeline, such as projects in planning or development.
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Largest mapped technology across Great Britain is Wind at 38 GW (35.8% of capacity). Total mapped capacity across Great Britain is 105 GW. Wind capacity is a theoretical maximum; actual output depends on weather conditions.
Mapped power sites
Major mapped power sites across Great Britain, ordered by operational status and installed capacity.
| Site | Technology | Status | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Hill Wind Farm Yorkshire and the Humber · England | Wind | Operational | 20.4 MW |
| Verwood Solar Farm Dorset · Dorset · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 20.4 MW |
| Balderton Newark and Sherwood · Nottinghamshire · East Midlands · England | Biomass | Operational | 20.3 MW |
| Haverton Hill Incinerator Stockton-on-Tees · County Durham · North East · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 20.1 MW |
| Achlachan Wind Farm - Phase 2 Highland · Highland · Scotland · Great Britain | Wind | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Aigas Power Station - A,E Highland · Highland · Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Bannatynes Gyms, Edward Road - Solar Photovoltaic Panels Eastbourne · East Sussex · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Biggleswade East of England · England | Wind | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Broxburn West Lothian · West Lothian · Scotland · Scotland | Battery | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Carland Cross RP South West · England | Wind | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Claredown Farm Braintree · Essex · Eastern · England | Battery | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Cockhill Solar Farm Wiltshire · Wiltshire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Cornwall ERC Cornwall · Cornwall · South West · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Drive Vauxhall, Avon Street - Battery Energy Storage Bristol, City of · Gloucestershire · South West · England | Battery | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Energy Centre Royal Mint Rhondda Cynon Taf · Rhondda Cynon Taff · Wales · Wales | Battery | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Enviroparks Hirwaun Generation Site Rhondda Cynon Taf · Mid Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Other | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Great Blakenham EfW Mid Suffolk · Suffolk · Eastern · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Kilbraur Windfarm Farlary - Extension Scottish Government (S36) · Highland · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Kilmorack Power Station -A,E Highland · Highland · Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Land to the west of Clay Hill Pit / Larport Farm Herefordshire, County of · Hereford and Worcester · West Midlands · England | Battery | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Langford Wind Farm Central Bedfordshire · Bedfordshire · Eastern · England | Wind | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Lascar Works Bury · Lancashire · North West · England | Battery | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Low Farm Solar Array North East Lincolnshire · Humberside · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Solar | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| North Creake Airfield North Norfolk · Norfolk · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Ray Battery Storage Facility Northumberland · Northumberland · North East · England | Battery | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Scotia Wind (Craigengelt) Ltd Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Stags Holt East of England · England | Wind | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Tralorg Wind Farm South Ayrshire · Strathclyde · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Vantec, Turbine Way - Solar Panels Sunderland · Tyne And Wear · North East · England | Solar | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Widnes 3MG Biomass/Mersey Bioenergy (CHP) Plant Halton · Merseyside · North West · England | Biomass | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Invergarry Power Station - A,E Highland · Highland · Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 20.0 MW |
| Aston House East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 19.8 MW |
| Says Court South West · England | Solar | Operational | 19.8 MW |
| Thoresby East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 19.8 MW |
| Bowerhouse Farm (extension) North Somerset · Somerset · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 19.8 MW |
| Netherfield Lane Newark and Sherwood · Nottinghamshire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 19.7 MW |
| Beavor Grange South West · England | Solar | Operational | 19.5 MW |
| Artfield Fell Dumfries and Galloway · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 19.5 MW |
| Kinlochleven Hydro Power Station Highland · Highland · Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 19.5 MW |
| Newton Ferrers South West · England | Solar | Operational | 19.5 MW |
| Newton Ferrers solar park Cornwall · Cornwall · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 19.5 MW |
| Willburton 2 (Mingay Farm) East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 19.3 MW |
| An Suidhe Argyll and Bute · Strathclyde · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 19.3 MW |
| Sheffield ERF Sheffield · South Yorkshire · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 19.3 MW |
| Pearie Law Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 19.2 MW |
| Sycamore South East · England | Solar | Operational | 19.0 MW |
| Beckton Gas Pressure Reduction Station Newham · London · London · England | Biomass | Operational | 19.0 MW |
| Handley Park West Northamptonshire · Northamptonshire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 19.0 MW |
| Long Meadow Solar Farm Buckinghamshire · Buckinghamshire · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 19.0 MW |
| Pentylands Farm Swindon · Wiltshire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 19.0 MW |
2,312 mapped operational sites
This page presents the generation and storage capacities of the national grid in Great Britain. All generation figures represent theoretical maximum outputs. You can filter by energy source, view newly constructed facilities, facilities currently under construction, and those in the pipeline, such as projects in planning or development.