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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert Phase II Buckinghamshire · Buckinghamshire · South East · England | Gas | Operational | 11.2 MW |
| Norrington South West · England | Solar | Operational | 11.2 MW |
| Penare South West · England | Solar | Operational | 11.1 MW |
| West Hill South West · England | Solar | Operational | 11.1 MW |
| Bentham South West · England | Solar | Operational | 11.1 MW |
| Bonnington Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 11.0 MW |
| Brogborough Phase III Central Bedfordshire · Bedfordshire · Eastern · England | Gas | Operational | 11.0 MW |
| Cashlie Power Station - A,C Perth and Kinross · Tayside · Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 11.0 MW |
| Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) Test Valley · Hampshire · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 11.0 MW |
| Holton Airfield East Suffolk · Suffolk · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 11.0 MW |
| Loch Carnan Scotland · Scotland | Gas | Operational | 11.0 MW |
| North Allington Solar Farm - Solar Farm Wiltshire · Wiltshire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 11.0 MW |
| North Norfolk Business Centre Solar Park North Norfolk · Norfolk · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 11.0 MW |
| South Lees Farm Swale · Kent · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 11.0 MW |
| Hill Farm (OI) South East · England | Solar | Operational | 10.8 MW |
| Allt Dearg Wind Farmers LLP Argyll and Bute · Strathclyde · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 10.8 MW |
| Bolton TRF Bolton · Greater Manchester · North West · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 10.8 MW |
| Lower Severalls Farm Somerset · Somerset · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 10.8 MW |
| Rudbaxton Solar Park Pembrokeshire · Dyfed · Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 10.8 MW |
| Wrangle East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 10.8 MW |
| The Hydes East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 10.7 MW |
| Bluegates East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 10.7 MW |
| L'Field Stewartby Landfill Site Bedford · Bedfordshire · Eastern · England | Gas | Operational | 10.7 MW |
| Monksham Solar Farm Somerset · Somerset · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 10.7 MW |
| Watchfield Solar Farm South West · England | Solar | Operational | 10.7 MW |
| Lincoln Farm East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 10.7 MW |
| Fieldscale Isle of Wight · Isle of Wight · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 10.6 MW |
| Partridge Farm Ashford · Kent · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 10.6 MW |
| Trehawke Barton (Doddycross) Solar Farm Cornwall · Cornwall · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 10.6 MW |
| Tillhouse South West · England | Solar | Operational | 10.5 MW |
| Manor Farm (Monmouthshire) Monmouthshire · Gwent · Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 10.5 MW |
| Riverside Industrial Estate Gasification Plant Boston · Lincolnshire · East Midlands · England | Other | Operational | 10.5 MW |
| Flit South East · England | Solar | Operational | 10.5 MW |
| Wrockwardine West Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 10.5 MW |
| St. Breock Re-Power Cornwall · Cornwall · South West · England | Wind | Operational | 10.4 MW |
| Wharrels Hill Wind Farm Cumberland · Cumbria · North West · England | Wind | Operational | 10.4 MW |
| Hoplass Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 10.3 MW |
| Birmingham Bio-Power Plant Birmingham · West Midlands · West Midlands · England | Other | Operational | 10.3 MW |
| Boardinghouse Wind Farm Fenland · Cambridgeshire · Eastern · England | Wind | Operational | 10.3 MW |
| Bilsthorpe East Midlands · England | Wind | Operational | 10.3 MW |
| Cairnborrow Wind Energy Ltd Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 10.3 MW |
| Earls Hall Farm Tendring · Essex · East of England · England | Wind | Operational | 10.3 MW |
| Seamer North East · England | Wind | Operational | 10.3 MW |
| Watford Lodge East Midlands · England | Wind | Operational | 10.3 MW |
| Burton Pidsea (Wadworth Hill) Wind Farm East Riding of Yorkshire · Humberside · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Wind | Operational | 10.2 MW |
| Condover (Green Farm) Shropshire · Shropshire · West Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 10.2 MW |
| Hall Farm, East Beckham North Norfolk · Norfolk · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 10.2 MW |
| Huntingdon East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 10.2 MW |
| Meikle Carewe Wind Farm (GB) Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 10.2 MW |
| Mynydd Gorddu Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 10.2 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.