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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carraig Gheal Scottish Government (S36) · Strathclyde · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 46.0 MW |
| Landmead Farm (East Hanney) Vale of White Horse · Oxfordshire · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 46.0 MW |
| Lochay Fish Pass Generator - C Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 46.0 MW |
| Steven's Croft Scotland · Scotland | Biomass | Operational | 46.0 MW |
| Vine Farm East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 45.9 MW |
| Carno 'B' Wind Farm Powys · Powys · Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 45.0 MW |
| Larport - Solar Farm Herefordshire, County of · Hereford and Worcester · West Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 45.0 MW |
| Rannoch Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 45.0 MW |
| Douglas West Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 44.9 MW |
| Snetterton Biomass Plant Breckland · Norfolk · Eastern · England | Biomass | Operational | 44.2 MW |
| Tween Bridge Yorkshire and the Humber · England | Wind | Operational | 44.0 MW |
| Tween Bridge Windfarm Doncaster · South Yorkshire · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Wind | Operational | 44.0 MW |
| Beinn an Tuirc II Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 43.7 MW |
| Crundale Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 43.7 MW |
| Goosehall East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 43.2 MW |
| Windy Rig Dumfries and Galloway · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 43.2 MW |
| Tilbury Green Power Thurrock · Essex · Eastern · England | Biomass | Operational | 43.0 MW |
| A'Chruach Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 42.6 MW |
| Dalquhandy Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 42.0 MW |
| Dalquhandy Windfarm South Ayrshire · Strathclyde · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 42.0 MW |
| Derril Water Solar Farm - Solar Farm Torridge · Devon · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 42.0 MW |
| Newhurst Quarry Charnwood · Leicestershire · East Midlands · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 42.0 MW |
| Templeborough Biomass Power Plant- Rotherham Rotherham · South Yorkshire · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Biomass | Operational | 42.0 MW |
| Hill Farm Solar Park & Battery Storage North Somerset · Leicestershire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 41.8 MW |
| SAICA Paper Mill Trafford · Greater Manchester · North West · England | Biomass | Operational | 41.6 MW |
| EPR Thetford Ltd East of England · England | Biomass | Operational | 41.5 MW |
| Edinbane Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 41.4 MW |
| Rothes II Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 41.4 MW |
| Canworthy Water Cornwall · Cornwall · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 41.0 MW |
| Six Towers Road - Battery Storage Walsall · West Midlands · West Midlands · England | Battery | Operational | 41.0 MW |
| Wroughton Airfield Solar Park Swindon · Wiltshire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 41.0 MW |
| Bubney East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 40.4 MW |
| Birch Solar Farm & Battery Storage Colchester · Essex · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Blyth North East · England | Wind | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Branston Solar Park (extension) North Kesteven · Lincolnshire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Brenig Wind Farm Denbighshire · Denbighshire · Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Brigg Renewable Energy Plant North Lincolnshire · Humberside · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Biomass | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Cheshire North West · England | Gas | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Clachan Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Cowdown Lane Test Valley · Hampshire · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Elean Business Park Biomass Plant East Cambridgeshire · Cambridgeshire · Eastern · England | Biomass | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Fairburn Windfarm Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Grimsby Yorkshire and the Humber · England | Gas | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Margam Green Energy Plant Neath Port Talbot · West Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Biomass | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Oldbury Sandwell · West Midlands · West Midlands · England | Other | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Penllergaer Solar Farm - Solar Farm Welsh Government (NSIP) · West Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Solar | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Rubber and Allied Products Newcastle-under-Lyme · Staffordshire · West Midlands · England | Battery | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Rusholme Grange North Yorkshire · North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and Humber · England | Battery | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant North Kesteven · Lincolnshire · East Midlands · England | Biomass | Operational | 40.0 MW |
| South Farm Solar Park Basingstoke and Deane · Hampshire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 40.0 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.