Sites & Capacity2,312 mapped operational sites

Power Data

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

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Energy source

Status

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

Site	Technology	Status	Capacity
Former Pluckley Landfill Site Ashford · Kent · South East · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Highfields South Landfill Gas Walsall · West Midlands · West Midlands · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Horncliffe Quarry (Extension) Rossendale · Lancashire · North West · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
ICI No2 (Teesport) Landfill Redcar and Cleveland · Cleveland · North East · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Kilsby Landfill Scheme West Northamptonshire · Northamptonshire · East Midlands · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Lower Melville Wood Fife · Fife · Scotland · Scotland	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Mark's Quarry County Durham · County Durham · North East · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Path Head Gateshead · Tyne and Wear · North East · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Scorton North Yorkshire · North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and Humber · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Shakespeare Farm Landfill Site Medway · Kent · South East · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Soothills Landfill Kirklees · West Yorkshire · Yorkshire and Humber · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Squabb Wood Test Valley · Hampshire · South East · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Ufton Stratford-on-Avon · Warwickshire · West Midlands · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Wilnecote Landfill Site Tamworth · Staffordshire · West Midlands · England	Gas	Operational	1.00 MW
Palfreys Barton South West · England	Solar	Operational	0.96 MW
Spring Lane East Midlands · England	Solar	Operational	0.96 MW
Inverbain Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.95 MW
Fen Farm Solar East Midlands · England	Solar	Operational	0.90 MW
Whiddon Farm South West · England	Solar	Operational	0.90 MW
Awe Barrage - A Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.89 MW
Barlborough East Midlands · England	Wind	Operational	0.85 MW
Glen Tarbert Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.85 MW
North Perrott Fruit Farm South West · England	Solar	Operational	0.82 MW
QEH East of England · England	Wind	Operational	0.81 MW
Summerlands South West · England	Solar	Operational	0.81 MW
Bristol Water South West · England	Solar	Operational	0.80 MW
Garry Gualach Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.78 MW
Howbery South East · England	Solar	Operational	0.75 MW
Morar Power Station - A,C Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.75 MW
Selset North East · England	Hydro	Operational	0.75 MW
Gisla Power Station - A Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.72 MW
Parcstormy Wales · Wales	Solar	Operational	0.70 MW
Bedford East Midlands · England	Solar	Operational	0.63 MW
Auchtertyre Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.60 MW
East Kilbride Scotland · Scotland	Wind	Operational	0.60 MW
Garnedd Wales · Wales	Hydro	Operational	0.56 MW
Loyne Power Station - A,C Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.55 MW
Trinafour Power Station - A Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.55 MW
Croesor Wales · Wales	Hydro	Operational	0.51 MW
Dulyn Wales · Wales	Hydro	Operational	0.51 MW
High Down South West · England	Wind	Operational	0.50 MW
Lynch Knoll South West · England	Wind	Operational	0.50 MW
Eaton Hill West Midlands · England	Solar	Operational	0.47 MW
Beckton London · England	Solar	Operational	0.45 MW
Duchally Power Station - A,C,E Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.45 MW
Misgeach Power Station - A Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.35 MW
Whilton East Midlands · England	Solar	Operational	0.33 MW
Cluanie Dam - A Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.32 MW
Vaich Power Station Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.32 MW
Orrin Dam - A Scotland · Scotland	Hydro	Operational	0.26 MW

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