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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roos Wind Farm (GB) Yorkshire and the Humber · England | Wind | Operational | 17.1 MW |
| Hadley Farm (Orta Membury Solar Farm) West Berkshire · Berkshire · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 17.0 MW |
| High Head Wales · Wales | Hydro | Operational | 17.0 MW |
| Levenseat Waste Management Facility West Lothian · West Lothian · Scotland · Scotland | Other | Operational | 17.0 MW |
| Liberty Steel Dalzell North Lanarkshire · North Lanarkshire · Scotland · Scotland | Biomass | Operational | 17.0 MW |
| Littlebourne Canterbury · Kent · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 17.0 MW |
| Meall an Tuirc Wind Farm Highland · Highland · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 17.0 MW |
| Oulton Airfield Solar Farm (Phase 1) Broadland · Norfolk · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 17.0 MW |
| Rainham Landfill Scheme, Phase I Havering · London · London · England | Gas | Operational | 17.0 MW |
| Ringmer - Solar array/Battery storage Lewes · East Sussex · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 17.0 MW |
| St Fillans Power Station - A, G Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 16.8 MW |
| Odell Glebe Solar Farm Bedford · Bedfordshire · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 16.8 MW |
| Mornflake Oats Wind Turbine Aberdeenshire · Grampian · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 16.7 MW |
| Stokes Marsh Farm Wiltshire · Wiltshire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 16.6 MW |
| Ceannacroc Power Station - A, E Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 16.5 MW |
| Croydon / Church Farm (Royston) South Cambridgeshire · Cambridgeshire · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 16.5 MW |
| Finlarig Power Station - A,G Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 16.5 MW |
| Kentish Farm 2 - Solar Farm Braintree · Essex · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 16.5 MW |
| Turweston South East · England | Solar | Operational | 16.4 MW |
| Bishopthorpe East Lindsey · Lincolnshire · East Midlands · England | Wind | Operational | 16.4 MW |
| Bryn Du Powys · Powys · Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 16.4 MW |
| Cotton Farm Huntingdonshire · Cambridgeshire · East of England · England | Wind | Operational | 16.4 MW |
| Gayton Le Marsh Wind Farm East Lindsey · Lincolnshire · East Midlands · England | Wind | Operational | 16.4 MW |
| Langhope Rig Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 16.4 MW |
| Lincoln EFW North Kesteven · Lincolnshire · East Midlands · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 16.4 MW |
| Yelvertoft East Midlands · England | Wind | Operational | 16.4 MW |
| Boyndie Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 16.3 MW |
| Crucis Farm South West · England | Solar | Operational | 16.1 MW |
| Welbeck East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Bagmoor Wind Ltd Yorkshire and the Humber · England | Wind | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering Lancaster · Lancashire · North West · England | Wind | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Coal Clough RP North West · England | Wind | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Coldham East of England · England | Wind | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Deeping East Midlands · England | Wind | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Discovery Park Dover · Kent · South East · England | Biomass | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Earlseat Wind Farm (GB) Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Fen Farm East Midlands · England | Wind | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt1 Rhondda Cynon Taf · Mid Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Glass moor Extension Fenland · Cambridgeshire · Eastern · England | Wind | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Glassmoor I East of England · England | Wind | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Goosey Lodge Industrial Estate Central Bedfordshire · Bedfordshire · Eastern · England | Biomass | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Kirkwall Scotland · Scotland | Gas | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Knabs Ridge Yorkshire and the Humber · England | Wind | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Marchwood ERF New Forest · Hampshire · South East · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Ness Energy Project Aberdeen City · Aberdeenshire · Scotland · Great Britain | Waste / EfW | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Parc Adfer EfW Flintshire · Clwyd · Wales · Wales | Waste / EfW | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Toyota Solar Farm - Solar Farm South Derbyshire · Derbyshire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 16.0 MW |
| Nibley Mill Farm Forest of Dean · Gloucestershire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 15.9 MW |
| Prestop Park East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 15.8 MW |
| Deucheran Hill (RO) Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 15.8 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.