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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnall East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 10.0 MW |
| Weeland Road, Kellingley - Solar Farm North Yorkshire · North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Solar | Operational | 10.0 MW |
| Westfield Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 10.0 MW |
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets, Heol Ceiniog - Solar Panels Vale of Glamorgan · Vale of Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 10.0 MW |
| Woolley Hill (GB) East of England · England | Wind | Operational | 10.0 MW |
| Dragon LNG Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 9.97 MW |
| Bryn Titli Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 9.90 MW |
| Carn Nicholas Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 9.90 MW |
| Cwm Dyli Wales · Wales | Hydro | Operational | 9.90 MW |
| Upper Clayhill East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 9.84 MW |
| Manston South East · England | Solar | Operational | 9.83 MW |
| Anthony Estate Solar Farm Cornwall · Cornwall · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 9.80 MW |
| Southfield South West · England | Solar | Operational | 9.76 MW |
| Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works Birmingham · West Midlands · West Midlands · England | Other | Operational | 9.70 MW |
| Riverside Industrial Estate - Solar PV Panels Boston · Lincolnshire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 9.70 MW |
| Garvinack South West · England | Solar | Operational | 9.62 MW |
| Bambers East Midlands · England | Wind | Operational | 9.60 MW |
| Bears Down South West · England | Wind | Operational | 9.60 MW |
| Hill of Tillymorgan (Kirkton Farm) Wind turbines Aberdeenshire · Grampian · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 9.60 MW |
| Kerriers Solar Park Cornwall · Cornwall · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 9.60 MW |
| Lochelbank Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 9.60 MW |
| Manor Farm (Wiltshire) Wiltshire · Wiltshire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 9.60 MW |
| Sands Farm Quarry, Low Lane - Solar Panels Wiltshire · Wiltshire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 9.60 MW |
| Rydon Farm South West · England | Solar | Operational | 9.58 MW |
| Cardiff Waste Water Treatment Works (Waste AD) Cardiff · South Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Biomass | Operational | 9.50 MW |
| Guynd Scotland · Scotland | Solar | Operational | 9.50 MW |
| Land at Flimby Hall Farm Cumberland · Cumbria · North West · England | Wind | Operational | 9.50 MW |
| Lee Moor China Clay Works South Hams · Devon · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 9.50 MW |
| SPD 3 - Grange Farm East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 9.50 MW |
| Vine Street EfW Kirklees · West Yorkshire · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 9.50 MW |
| Wilton South West · England | Solar | Operational | 9.48 MW |
| Butterwick Moor Circuit 1 North East · England | Wind | Operational | 9.40 MW |
| Butterwick Moor Circuit 2 North East · England | Wind | Operational | 9.40 MW |
| Llangwyryfon Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 9.35 MW |
| Lavant Pumping Station, Lavant Down Road - Solar Panels Chichester · West Sussex · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 9.30 MW |
| Wisbridge Farm North Hertfordshire · Hertfordshire · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 9.30 MW |
| Ark Hill Wind Farm Angus · Tayside · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 9.20 MW |
| Delabole (Repowering) Cornwall · Cornwall · South West · England | Wind | Operational | 9.20 MW |
| Galsworthy South West · England | Wind | Operational | 9.20 MW |
| Gawcott Fields Farm Buckinghamshire · Buckinghamshire · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 9.20 MW |
| Hellrigg Cumberland · Cumbria · North West · England | Wind | Operational | 9.20 MW |
| Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms Aberdeenshire · Grampian · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 9.20 MW |
| Paddock Wood Tunbridge Wells · Kent · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 9.20 MW |
| Welton Of Creuchies Perth and Kinross · Perth and Kinross · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 9.20 MW |
| Wern Ddu Wind Farm Denbighshire · Clwyd · Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 9.20 MW |
| Westwood Farm East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 9.18 MW |
| Spittleborough South West · England | Solar | Operational | 9.14 MW |
| Balmurrie Fell Wind Farm Dumfries and Galloway · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 9.10 MW |
| Blaen Bowi Wind Farm (Extension) Carmarthenshire · Dyfed · Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 9.10 MW |
| Out Newton (RO) Yorkshire and the Humber · England | Wind | Operational | 9.10 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.