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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourn Black Peak East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 19.0 MW |
| Hadlow Place South East · England | Solar | Operational | 18.9 MW |
| Boxted Airfield Colchester · Essex · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 18.8 MW |
| Kirk Hill Wind Farm South Ayrshire · South Ayrshire · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 18.8 MW |
| Six Hills East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 18.7 MW |
| Wix Lodge (Stour Fields) East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 18.7 MW |
| Grudie Bridge Power Station - A, G Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 18.7 MW |
| Mossford Power Station - A,G Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 18.7 MW |
| Shin Power Station-A,G Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 18.6 MW |
| UK Solar (Hartwell) LLP East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 18.6 MW |
| Tangy Wind Farm - A Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 18.5 MW |
| North Steads North East · England | Wind | Operational | 18.4 MW |
| Bicester South East · England | Solar | Operational | 18.4 MW |
| Kildrummy Aberdeenshire · Grampian · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 18.4 MW |
| Gedulah North West · England | Solar | Operational | 18.3 MW |
| North Quay ERF Lewes · East Sussex · South East · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 18.3 MW |
| Sundorne Grove West Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 18.2 MW |
| Wether Hill Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 18.2 MW |
| Quoich Power Station - A, E, G Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 18.1 MW |
| Aston Martin Lagonda, Banbury Road - Solar panels Stratford-on-Avon · Warwickshire · West Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Caeremlyn Solar Farm Carmarthenshire · Dyfed · Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Chilton Energy Plant County Durham · County Durham · North East · England | Biomass | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Christchurch Energy Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Dorset · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Den Brook West Devon · Devon · South West · England | Wind | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Den Brook Wind Farm (GB) South West · England | Wind | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| East Codford Solar Farm Extension Phase 3 Wiltshire · Wiltshire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Ferneylea Wind Farm East Lothian · East Lothian · Scotland · Great Britain | Wind | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Land off Moss Side Lane Fylde · Lancashire · North West · England | Solar | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Millour Hill Ext. Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Orrin Power Station- A Highland · Highland · Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Ovenden Moor Yorkshire and the Humber · England | Wind | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Pentland Road Wind Farm Na h-Eileanan Siar · Western Isles · Scotland · Great Britain | Wind | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Rolleston West Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Steyning Battery Energy Storage Facility Horsham · West Sussex · South East · England | Battery | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Swalecliffe Community Primary School, Bridgefield Road - Solar Panels Canterbury · Kent · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Uskmouth Power Station Newport · Gwent · Wales · Wales | Biomass | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Wardlaw Wood North Ayrshire · Strathclyde · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Whitemoor North Yorkshire · North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Biomass | Operational | 18.0 MW |
| Christchurch South West · England | Solar | Operational | 17.9 MW |
| Castle Eaton Farm Swindon · Wiltshire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 17.8 MW |
| Homestead East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 17.7 MW |
| Homestead Farm (Alderton) West Northamptonshire · Northamptonshire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 17.6 MW |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt2 Bridgend · Mid Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 17.5 MW |
| Headwind Taff Ely Wind Farm (Repowering) Rhondda Cynon Taf · Mid Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 17.5 MW |
| Parham Airfield (Great Glenham) East Suffolk · Suffolk · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 17.5 MW |
| Tullo Aberdeenshire · Grampian · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 17.5 MW |
| Turncole Wind Farm Maldon · Essex · Eastern · England | Wind | Operational | 17.5 MW |
| Turncole Wind Farm (GB) East of England · England | Wind | Operational | 17.5 MW |
| Dun Law I Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 17.2 MW |
| Culligran Power Station Unit 2 - A Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 17.1 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.