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Energy assets in United Kingdom

3,054 tracked assets, largest first. Country overview →

United Kingdom generation mix by capacity

gas: 36.4 GW (38.3%)wind: 30.8 GW (32.4%)solar: 11.1 GW (11.7%)nuclear: 6.5 GW (6.9%)bioenergy: 5.3 GW (5.6%)hydro: 4.2 GW (4.4%)Other: 600 MW (0.6%)94.9 GWtotal
  • gas36.4 GW38.3%
  • wind30.8 GW32.4%
  • solar11.1 GW11.7%
  • nuclear6.5 GW6.9%
  • bioenergy5.3 GW5.6%
  • hydro4.2 GW4.4%
  • Other600 MW0.6%

Installed capacity of operating assets, not electricity generated — a GW of solar and a GW of gas do not produce the same energy in a year.

Capacity built per year

BuiltUnder construction

94.9 GW operating across 2,810 tracked assets, 17.0 GW under construction · last five years down 21% on the five before.

1.32.63.85.1GW1990: 0 MW built1991: 0 MW built1992: 643 MW built1993: 1.4 GW built1994: 60 MW built1995: 2.9 GW built1996: 2.4 GW built1997: 1.6 GW built1998: 2.5 GW built1999: 2.1 GW built2000: 5.1 GW built2001: 680 MW built2002: 988 MW built2003: 729 MW built2004: 2.3 GW built2005: 549 MW built2006: 528 MW built2007: 698 MW built2008: 910 MW built2009: 2.4 GW built2010: 2.3 GW built2011: 4.4 GW built2012: 5.0 GW built2013: 4.7 GW built2014: 3.4 GW built2015: 5.0 GW built2016: 4.4 GW built2017: 4.7 GW built2018: 3.1 GW built2019: 3.2 GW built2020: 1.1 GW built2021: 913 MW built2022: 2.6 GW built2023: 4.0 GW built2024: 1.9 GW built2025: 1.8 GW built2026: 50 MW built2027: 114 MW under construction2028: 44 MW under construction2029: 1.7 GW under construction2030: 1.7 GW under construction199019952000200520102015202020252030
Cumulative operating capacity
GW4998
Hover a bar for the year.

Built from assets operating today, by commissioning year — plants that closed before now are not in the data, so early years show only what survived. The forward bars are capacity physically under construction, not a forecast. A further 9.1 GW is under construction with no stated completion year. 843 MW of operating capacity has no commissioning year and sits outside the curve. 3 assets have an announced retirement date; closures are not otherwise tracked, so no net-capacity line is drawn.

85% of United Kingdom’s tracked capacity has an owner recorded.

AssetCapacityOwner
Skylark Meadow Solar Park5 MW—
Smith Hall Farm Solar Park5 MW—
South Brick Kiln Road solar farm5 MW—
South Highfield House solar farm5 MW—
South Pogmore Spinney solar farm5 MW—
South Wood Lane (Safeguard Bradwell) solar farm5 MW—
South of Henley Hall solar farm5 MW—
Southbrook solar farm5 MW—
Southern Counties Shooting Ground solar farm5 MW—
Sowerby Lodge Farm solar farm5 MW—
Springhill Solar Park5 MW—
St Fergus Renewable Energy Park solar farm5 MW—
St Helen's Lane solar farm5 MW—
Stalbridge Park solar farm5 MW—
Stanton solar farm5 MW—
Stantway solar farm5 MW—
Stonepit Farm solar farm5 MW—
Stoneshill Farm solar farm5 MW—
Stragglethorpe Road Farm solar farm5 MW—
Strettington solar farm5 MW—
Stripe Farm solar farm5 MW—
Sudforth Lane Kellingley solar farm5 MW—
Sutor Farm solar farm5 MW—
SwanRoad solar farm5 MW—
Sywell Road solar farm5 MW—
Tangmere Airfield solar farm5 MW—
Thompson House Equestrian Farm solar farm5 MW—
Thornborough Grounds solar farm5 MW—
Thorne Farm (South Yorkshire) solar farm5 MW—
Tip Field solar farm5 MW—
Tonedale Farm solar farm5 MW—
Tower Hayes Farm solar farm5 MW—
Trefinnick Farm solar farm5 MW—
Trefullock solar farm5 MW—
Trowle Common solar farm5 MW—
Tump solar farm5 MW—
Turves solar farm5 MW—
Turves solar farm5 MW—
Twin Yards solar farm5 MW—
Upper Wick solar farm5 MW—
Walland Farm solar farm5 MW—
Warleigh Barton solar farm5 MW—
West Ditchen Farm solar farm5 MW—
West Hunger Hill Farm solar farm5 MW—
West Mains of Kinblethmont solar farm5 MW—
West Side Axe and Cleaver Lane solar farm5 MW—
West Strathore Solar Limited5 MW—
West Venn solar farm5 MW—
West Venn solar farm5 MW—
West Woodlands solar farm5 MW—
Westfield Farm solar farm5 MW—
Westmill Farm solar farm5 MW—
Wick Farm Burnham on Crouch solar farm5 MW—
Wickfield Farm solar farm5 MW—
Widehurst Farm solar farm5 MW—
Wilbees Farm (East Sussex) solar farm5 MW—
Williams Farm solar farm5 MW—
Winham Farm solar farm5 MW—
Winsdon Farm solar farm5 MW—
Winterton Solar Energy Park5 MWFCC Recycling Ltd
Witches solar farm5 MW—
Woden Park solar farm5 MW—
Woodhouse Farm solar farm5 MW—
Woodhouse Fields Farm solar farm5 MW—
Woolbridge Solar Park5 MW—
Worsted Farm solar farm5 MW—
Wreay solar farm5 MW—
Yorkley Solar Park5 MW—
Avonmouth Port II wind farm5 MW—
Bessy Bell wind farm5 MW—
Bettyhill wind farm5 MW—
Burgar Hill (Orkney Sustainable Energy) wind farm5 MW—
Corby Knowe wind farm5 MW—
Corkey wind farm5 MW—
Derby Sewage Treatment Works wind farm5 MW—
Elliot's Hill wind farm5 MW—
House O'Hill wind farm5 MW—
Humphrey Group wind farm5 MW—
Kinegar Quarry wind farm5 MW—
Melton Common Wind Cluster5 MW—
Melton Waste Park wind farm5 MW—
Melton Waste Park wind farm5 MW—
Newton Down wind farm5 MW—
Owenreagh wind farm5 MW—
Rigged Hill wind farm5 MW—
Ryder Point Quarry wind farm5 MW—
Slieve Rushen (Sean Quinn Group) wind farm5 MW—
Solutia UK Ltd wind farm5 MW—
Silver Spinney Farm5 MWThrive Renewables
The Glowhouse5 MWAMP Clean Energy
Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) - Battery5 MWInfinergy / Boralex
Nevendon Battery Storage Extension5 MWBelectric Solar Limited
Cotgrave solar farm4.9 MW—
Dale Farm solar farm4.9 MW—
East Horton Road solar farm4.9 MW—
Ebbsfleet Farm solar farm4.9 MW—
Grange Farm (Somerset) solar farm4.9 MW—
Linden Hill solar project4.9 MW—
Lower End Farm solar farm4.9 MW—
Maes Bach Farm solar farm4.9 MW—
Marston solar farm4.9 MW—
Newport Began Road solar farm4.9 MW—
North Temple Normanton solar farm4.9 MW—
Oak Cottage solar farm4.9 MW—
Place Barton Farm solar farm4.9 MW—
Pretoria Road solar farm4.9 MW—
Skegness Solar Park4.9 MW—
Staining Wood Farm solar farm4.9 MW—
Stob House Farm solar farm4.9 MW—
Tyddyn Cae Nefyn solar farm4.9 MW—
Unipres Building solar farm4.9 MW—
Upper Clayhill Farm solar farm4.9 MW—
Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm/Crumlin solar farm4.9 MW—
West Hawkspur Green solar farm4.9 MW—
Woodlands Barton solar farm4.9 MW—
Hill of Lybster (Fivestone) wind farm4.9 MW—
Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park4.8 MW—
Common Farm solar farm4.8 MW—
Crookedstone Road solar farm4.8 MWStatkraft AS
Liverton Farm solar farm4.8 MW—
Mid Suffolk Home Solar Scheme4.8 MW—
Morton Wood Farm solar farm4.8 MW—
New Rendy Farm solar farm4.8 MW—
Nissan Test Track solar farm4.8 MW—
Red Hill Farm solar farm4.8 MW—
Ryston Estate Solar Park4.8 MW—
South 15 Lough Road solar farm4.8 MWBlackRock Inc
Strete Farm solar farm4.8 MW—
Trethosa Farm Solar Park4.8 MW—
Trickey Warren solar farm4.8 MW—
Ventnor Road Solar Park4.8 MW—
Wraysbury Landfill solar farm4.8 MW—
Wyld Meadow solar farm4.8 MW—
Kirkby Moor wind farm4.8 MW—
Pogbie wind farm 24.8 MW—
Anthony Estate solar farm4.7 MW—
Anthony Estate solar farm4.7 MW—
Brook Hall Farm solar farm4.7 MW—
Bulls Head Farm North solar farm4.7 MW—
Cleave Farm Solar Park4.7 MW—
Crow Trees Farm solar farm4.7 MW—
Dayfields Farm solar farm4.7 MW—
Ford Lane solar farm4.7 MW—
Manor Farm (Cornwall) solar farm4.7 MW—
Nanterrow Farm solar farm4.7 MW—
Pen Rhiw Caradog solar farm4.7 MW—
Turves/Burtnhouse solar farm4.7 MW—
Ballymena Wind Park Limited wind farm4.7 MW—
Deuchries wind farm4.7 MW—
Lowca wind farm4.7 MW—
Mynydd Y Gwrhyd II wind farm4.7 MW—
National Wind Turbine Test Site4.7 MW—
Balcombe solar project4.6 MW—
Beech Farm solar farm4.6 MW—
East Honeysome Road solar farm4.6 MW—
Grange Solar (Nottinghamshire) Farm4.6 MW—
Limes Farm solar farm4.6 MW—
Little Irchester Higham Road solar farm4.6 MW—
Parklands solar farm4.6 MW—
Puriton solar farm4.6 MW—
Toyota solar farm4.6 MW—
Askam wind farm4.6 MW—
Backhill Of Yonderton wind farm4.6 MW—
Bambers II wind farm4.6 MW—
Beinn Tharsuinn wind farm4.6 MWScottish Power
Ben Aketil wind farm4.6 MW—
Brotherton wind farm4.6 MW—
Clondermot Turbines wind farm4.6 MW—
Droop Hill wind farm4.6 MW—
Greenhill Croft wind farm4.6 MW—
Haddo wind farm4.6 MW—
HMP Standford Hill wind farm4.6 MW—
Milton Of Fisherie wind farm4.6 MW—
Muirake wind farm4.6 MW—
Netherton of Windyhills wind farm4.6 MW—
Newton Marsh Wind Project4.6 MW—
Strath of Brydock wind farm4.6 MW—
The Michelin Tyre Factory - Ballymena wind farm4.6 MW—
Woodlands Barton Wind Project4.6 MW—
Ystgellog Farm wind farm4.6 MW—
Biossence Solar Park4.5 MW—
Collacott Farm solar farm4.5 MW—
Durrants Farm Solar4.5 MW—
Goonhilly Downs PV solar farm4.5 MW—
High Point Farm solar farm4.5 MW—
Lakeside Business Park solar project4.5 MW—
Lovedean Farm solar farm4.5 MW—
Port of Barry (Vale of Glamorgan) solar farm4.5 MW—
South Todderstaffe solar farm4.5 MW—
Southill Solar4.5 MW—
Four Burrows wind farm4.5 MW—
Keith Hill (Sky Wind Energy) wind farm4.5 MW—
Little Byth wind farm4.5 MW—
Loscar Farm wind farm4.5 MW—
New Barn Farm wind farm4.5 MW—
North Yell wind farm (Garth Community wind farm)4.5 MW—
Burton Farm solar farm4.4 MW—
Fferm Bryn Bachau solar farm4.4 MW—
Howton Farm solar farm4.4 MW—
Huntingfield solar farm4.4 MW—
Keele University solar farm4.4 MW—
Langton Farm solar farm4.4 MW—
Treguff Farm solar farm4.4 MW—
West Welton Road solar farm4.4 MW—
Cheeks solar project4.3 MW—
Marchington solar farm4.3 MW—
Popplemire Lane solar project4.3 MW—
Thame solar farm4.3 MW—
Tollgate Farm solar farm4.3 MW—
Ardoch and Over Enoch, Over Enoch wind farm4.3 MW—
Hammar's Hill (Hammers Hill Energy) wind farm4.3 MW—
Avonmouth solar farm4.2 MW—
Banbeath Industrial Estate Solar Array4.2 MW—
Barn Farm Bradfield solar farm4.2 MW—
Barn Farm solar farm4.2 MW—
Berry Court Farm solar farm4.2 MW—
Fell View Farm solar farm4.2 MW—
Fullenton solar farm4.2 MW—
Milborne Port solar farm4.2 MW—
Radcliffe solar farm4.2 MW—
Saputo Dairy UK solar farm4.2 MW—
South Ollerton Road solar farm4.2 MW—
West Parsonage Wood solar farm4.2 MW—
Severn Road wind farm4.2 MW—
Siddick wind farm4.2 MW—
Brickyard Barn solar farm4.1 MW—
Bystock solar farm4.1 MW—
Ernesettle solar farm4.1 MW—
Long Meadow Farm solar farm4.1 MW—
Lower Slade Farm solar farm4.1 MW—
Manmoel Road Solar Park4.1 MW—
Wambrook Farm solar farm4.1 MW—
Wiggin Hill (Cambridgeshire) solar farm4.1 MW—
Wrotham Heath solar project4.1 MW—
Checkley Wood Farm wind farm4.1 MW—
Land near Tacher, Latheron wind farm4.1 MW—
wind farm Africa Alive4.1 MW—
Agricultural Land at Trecastle solar farm4 MW—
Barnby Moor solar farm4 MW—
Beechgrove Farm solar farm4 MW—
Brynwhilach Solar Park4 MW—
Chamber House solar farm4 MW—
Chamber House solar farm4 MW—
Chapel Lane Parley solar farm4 MW—
Cockett Valley solar farm4 MW—
High Meadow Farm solar farm4 MW—
Kellygreen Farm solar farm4 MW—
Lower Stanley Farm solar farm4 MW—
North Ashton Road solar farm4 MW—
North West Lodge Farm solar farm4 MW—
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