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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luichart Dam - A Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 34.0 MW |
| Ratcliffe (OCGT) East Midlands · England | Gas | Operational | 34.0 MW |
| Tummel Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 34.0 MW |
| ScottowMoor East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 33.7 MW |
| Pines Burn Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 33.6 MW |
| Ardwick Railway Goods Yard Incinerator (Newhaven EFW Plant) Manchester · Greater Manchester · North West · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 33.5 MW |
| Wilton 10 Biomass North East · England | Biomass | Operational | 33.3 MW |
| Tongland Scotland · Scotland | Hydro | Operational | 33.0 MW |
| Mynydd y Gwair Swansea · West Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 32.8 MW |
| Ermine Street East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 32.5 MW |
| North Calliachar Wind Farm Perth and Kinross · Tayside · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 32.2 MW |
| Eynsham Solar Farm South East · England | Solar | Operational | 32.0 MW |
| Ffynnon Oer Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 32.0 MW |
| Kings Weston Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Bristol, City of · Gloucestershire · South West · England | Battery | Operational | 32.0 MW |
| Scottow Moor - RAF Coltishall Solar Farm (Phase 1) North Norfolk · Norfolk · Eastern · England | Solar | Operational | 32.0 MW |
| Broxted East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 31.6 MW |
| Beckburn North West · England | Wind | Operational | 31.1 MW |
| Sanquhar Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 31.1 MW |
| Inkersall Road, Staveley - Solar Photovoltaic Farm And Battery Storage Chesterfield · Derbyshire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 31.0 MW |
| Llandinam Windfarm Powys · Powys · Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 31.0 MW |
| Melbourn Muncey Farm East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 30.9 MW |
| Tormywheel Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.8 MW |
| P&L Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 30.6 MW |
| Garreg Llwyd (GB) Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 30.4 MW |
| Solwaybank Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.4 MW |
| Exning East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 30.3 MW |
| Blaengwen Farm Carmarthenshire · Dyfed · Wales · Wales | Wind | Operational | 30.2 MW |
| Rose & Crown East of England · England | Solar | Operational | 30.1 MW |
| Burnfoot East Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.1 MW |
| West Benhar Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.1 MW |
| Ardrossan Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Atherton - Battery energy storage Wigan · Greater Manchester · North West · England | Battery | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Barnfield Solar Farm, Wilmingham Lane - Solar PV Panels Isle of Wight · Isle of Wight · South East · England | Solar | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Copley Farm South Kesteven · Lincolnshire · East Midlands · England | Solar | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Dalswinton Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Fideoak Mills Somerset · Somerset · South West · England | Battery | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Galton Manor Farm - Solar Farm Dorset · Dorset · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Greenfield Road, Westoning - Battery Energy Storage System Central Bedfordshire · Bedfordshire · Eastern · England | Battery | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Halsary Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Hywind BMU 1 Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Hywind Scotland Pilot Park (Hywind 2) Demonstrator Marine Scotland · Offshore · Offshore · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Lakeside EfW Slough · Buckinghamshire · South East · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Lissett Airfield Yorkshire and the Humber · England | Wind | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Minnygap Dumfries and Galloway · Dumfries and Galloway · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Mor Hafren ERF Welsh Government (NSIP) · South Glamorgan · Wales · Wales | Waste / EfW | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Roughside Hill Scottish Borders · Borders · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Troughton Farm Tewkesbury · Gloucestershire · South West · England | Solar | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Tyseley ERF Birmingham · West Midlands · West Midlands · England | Waste / EfW | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| West Browncastle Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 30.0 MW |
| Coire Na Cloiche Wind Farm Highland · Highland · Scotland · Scotland | Wind | Operational | 29.9 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.