Generating capacity
95 GW
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Sites & Capacity2,312 mapped operational sites
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldham PV East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 9.09 MW |
| Avonmouth Port - extension Bristol, City of · Avon · South West · England | Wind | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Barnsley 1.5 Barnsley · South Yorkshire · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Biomass | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Bendealt Wind Farm, Highland Highland · Highland · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Cefn Betingau Farm Carmarthenshire · West Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Eastcroft EfW (Lines 1 & 2) Nottingham · Nottinghamshire · East Midlands · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Grange Farm (Kirkby on Bain) East Lindsey · Lincolnshire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Ketton solar farm - phase 2 Rutland · Leicestershire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| King George Dock Kingston upon Hull, City of · Humberside · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Biomass | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Leeway Industrial Estate - Biomass boiler Newport · Gwent · Wales · Wales | Biomass | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Lindhurst Newark and Sherwood · Nottinghamshire · East Midlands · England | Wind | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Point Wind / Beinn Ghrideag Farm Na h-Eileanan Siar · Western Isles · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Rectory Farm/Emberton Milton Keynes · Buckinghamshire · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Rotherdale Farm - extension Wychavon · Hereford and Worcester · West Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Taff Ely Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Thornton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD) Wyre · Lancashire · North West · England | Biomass | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| White Horse Lane (Trowse) - Phase 2 South Norfolk · Norfolk · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Woodforde Farm Broadland · Norfolk · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 9.00 MW |
| Epwell South East · England | Solar | Operational | 8.99 MW |
| Natewood South East · England | Solar | Operational | 8.98 MW |
| Brook Farm South East · England | Solar | Operational | 8.91 MW |
| Hayford Farm - extension Shropshire · Shropshire · West Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 8.90 MW |
| Lamby Way Solar Farm Cardiff · South Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 8.90 MW |
| Roskrow Farm Cornwall · Cornwall · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 8.90 MW |
| Cinch Stadium, Franklin�s Gardens - Solar West Northamptonshire · Northamptonshire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 8.80 MW |
| JB Wheaton Somerset · Somerset · South West · England | Battery | Operational | 8.80 MW |
| New Rides Wind Farm Swale · Kent · South East · England | Wind | Operational | 8.80 MW |
| Winscales Phase I and II Cumberland · Cumbria · North West · England | Wind | Operational | 8.80 MW |
| Balls Wood Solar Farm South Hams · Devon · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 8.70 MW |
| Braydon Manor Farm Wiltshire · Wiltshire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 8.70 MW |
| Somerton Door South West · England | Solar | Operational | 8.70 MW |
| Playters East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 8.63 MW |
| The Hollies East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 8.61 MW |
| Fawley Waste to Energy Plant New Forest · Hampshire · South East · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 8.60 MW |
| Airfield Poddington East of England · England | Wind | Operational | 8.55 MW |
| Park Spring Yorkshire and the Humber · England | Wind | Operational | 8.55 MW |
| Court Farm Newport · Gwent · Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 8.50 MW |
| Drumduff Wind Farm West Lothian · Lothian · Scotland · Great Britain | Wind | Operational | 8.50 MW |
| Ockendon Area III Thurrock · Essex · Eastern · England | Gas | Operational | 8.50 MW |
| Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 North Warwickshire · Warwickshire · West Midlands · England | Gas | Operational | 8.50 MW |
| Roxby Gas to Energy North Lincolnshire · Humberside · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Gas | Operational | 8.50 MW |
| Pyde Drove South West · England | Solar | Operational | 8.44 MW |
| Beinn Ghlas Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 8.40 MW |
| Hammars Hill Wind Farm Extension Orkney Islands · Orkney Islands · Scotland · Great Britain | Wind | Operational | 8.40 MW |
| Land at Heywood Grange Staffordshire Moorlands · Staffordshire · West Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 8.40 MW |
| North Wayton South West · England | Solar | Operational | 8.40 MW |
| Southrigg 2 Wind Farm North Lanarkshire · North Lanarkshire · Scotland · Great Britain | Wind | Operational | 8.40 MW |
| Watsonhead Wind Farm North Lanarkshire · North Lanarkshire · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 8.40 MW |
| Halse Solar Farm South West · England | Solar | Operational | 8.34 MW |
| Hullavington South West · England | Solar | Operational | 8.32 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.