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Great Britain

Power sites
2,312
Grid generation capacity
95 GW
Storage capacity
10 GW

Sites & 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.

Generating capacity

95 GW

Filtered total

Storage capacity

10 GW

Filtered total

Technology

All

Mapped categories

Generation and storage overlays

Insights

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.

Installed capacity

SiteTechnologyStatusCapacity
Magazine
West Midlands · England
Solar
Operational
3.45 MW
Coleford Pingry Solar Farm
South West · England
Solar
Operational
3.40 MW
Haverigg III
North West · England
Wind
Operational
3.40 MW
Hill and Moor Landfill Scheme
Wychavon · Hereford and Worcester · West Midlands · England
Gas
Operational
3.40 MW
Wisbech
East of England · England
Solar
Operational
3.40 MW
Dairy House Farm
North West · England
Solar
Operational
3.37 MW
Margate
South West · England
Solar
Operational
3.37 MW
CommonFarm
South West · England
Solar
Operational
3.34 MW
Tope Farm
South West · England
Solar
Operational
3.31 MW
Clifton Marsh Energy
Fylde · Lancashire · North West · England
Gas
Operational
3.30 MW
River Cuileig
Scotland · Scotland
Hydro
Operational
3.30 MW
Milborne Port
South West · England
Solar
Operational
3.29 MW
Willsland
South West · England
Solar
Operational
3.27 MW
Pitts Farm
South West · England
Solar
Operational
3.21 MW
PwllfaWatkin Landfill Gas Site
Neath Port Talbot · West Glamorgan · Wales · Wales
Gas
Operational
3.20 MW
Rolls Royce
South West · England
Solar
Operational
3.20 MW
Castle Pill Farm 1 - A, C
Wales · Wales
Wind
Operational
3.15 MW
Achanalt Power Station - A
Highland · Highland · Scotland · Scotland
Hydro
Operational
3.10 MW
Arden Quarry Landfill
High Peak · Derbyshire · East Midlands · England
Gas
Operational
3.10 MW
Apse New Barn
South East · England
Solar
Operational
3.07 MW
Rhewl 2
Wales · Wales
Solar
Operational
3.07 MW
Wraysbury
South East · England
Solar
Operational
3.05 MW
Chard
South West · England
Solar
Operational
3.04 MW
Palmersford
South West · England
Solar
Operational
3.04 MW
Rhewl 1
Wales · Wales
Solar
Operational
3.04 MW
Mopley/Cadland
South East · England
Solar
Operational
3.02 MW
Beacon Hill
Dorset · Dorset · South West · England
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
Butchersfield Landfill Site
Warrington · Cheshire · North West · England
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
Cathkin Braes Wind Farm
Scotland · Scotland
Wind
Operational
3.00 MW
Chapel Farm Landfill
Swindon · Wiltshire · South West · England
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
Cia Aig
Scotland · Scotland
Hydro
Operational
3.00 MW
Cranham
London · England
Solar
Operational
3.00 MW
Garlaff Landfill (Extension)
East Ayrshire · Strathclyde · Scotland · Scotland
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
Godmanchester
Huntingdonshire · Cambridgeshire · Eastern · England
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
Houghton-le-Spring Landfill Site
Sunderland · Tyne and Wear · North East · England
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
Lednock Power Station - A
Perth and Kinross · Tayside · Scotland · Scotland
Hydro
Operational
3.00 MW
Ling Hall 1
Rugby · Warwickshire · West Midlands · England
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
Pebsham (Extension)
Hastings · East Sussex · South East · England
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
Redhill 2
Tandridge · Surrey · South East · England
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
Rigby Landfill
Chorley · Lancashire · North West · England
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
River E
Scotland · Scotland
Hydro
Operational
3.00 MW
Sutton Landfill Site
Ashfield · Nottinghamshire · East Midlands · England
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
United Mines Landfill Scheme
Cornwall · Cornwall · South West · England
Gas
Operational
3.00 MW
Douglas Water
Scotland · Scotland
Hydro
Operational
2.97 MW
Higher Trenhayle
South West · England
Solar
Operational
2.93 MW
Great Knowles
South West · England
Solar
Operational
2.92 MW
Grimsargh
North West · England
Solar
Operational
2.92 MW
Candles/Coalmoor Landfill
Telford and Wrekin · Shropshire · West Midlands · England
Gas
Operational
2.90 MW
Gallymoor Landfill
East Riding of Yorkshire · Humberside · Yorkshire and Humber · England
Gas
Operational
2.90 MW
Holiday Moss Landfill Gas Scheme
St. Helens · Merseyside · North West · England
Gas
Operational
2.90 MW

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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.