Renewable Energy Projects in Great Britain
Every renewable electricity project in Great Britain above the reporting threshold appears in one government database — from a scheme somebody sketched and abandoned to the wind farm generating down the road. It is unusually complete, and unusually easy to misread.
The trap is simple: the database is a record of applications, not of things that exist. Counting everything in it as capacity Britain has, or is about to have, overstates reality substantially.
What the planning database records
The Renewable Energy Planning Database tracks each project through the planning system: who is proposing it, what technology, how large, where, and what stage it has reached. Entries stay in the database after they are refused, withdrawn or abandoned, which is what makes it useful for seeing the whole pipeline rather than only the successes.
It covers Great Britain — England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland runs a separate planning system and is not included here.
Projects across Great Britain
Grouped by status and technology. Read the status labels carefully: they are doing most of the work.
Great Britain · July 2026
14,123 projects across the planning pipeline and operating fleet
The total includes live, unsuccessful and historic projects. Use the status cards to distinguish what is operating, being built or still in planning.
Operational
3,012
57,113.4 MW known capacity
Under construction
452
27,901.1 MW known capacity
Awaiting construction
5,779
145,361.1 MW known capacity
Application submitted
1,431
93,813.4 MW known capacity
England
231,904.6 MW known
10,551
Scotland
138,982.5 MW known
2,718
Wales
21,136.8 MW known
854
Known capacity across every status is 392,023.9 MW. 1,267 projects do not publish a capacity and are excluded from capacity sums.
Technology mix
What is in the database
Project counts and known power capacity cover every development status, including refused, withdrawn, expired and decommissioned projects.
| Technology | Projects | With capacity | Known capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage | 2,629 | 2,050 | 145,553.5 MW |
| Offshore wind | 110 | 109 | 80,535.4 MW |
| Solar photovoltaics | 7,396 | 6,917 | 67,712.9 MW |
| Onshore wind | 2,367 | 2,314 | 58,137.9 MW |
| Pumped-storage hydro | 19 | 19 | 14,368.1 MW |
| Dedicated biomass | 280 | 268 | 9,652.4 MW |
| Energy from waste | 208 | 197 | 4,820.4 MW |
| Hydrogen | 70 | 46 | 4,435.4 MW |
| Advanced conversion | 125 | 123 | 1,843.4 MW |
| Biomass co-firing | 4 | 4 | 868 MW |
| Landfill gas | 291 | 291 | 837.3 MW |
| Anaerobic digestion | 362 | 276 | 737.5 MW |
| Tidal stream | 29 | 29 | 667 MW |
| Large hydro | 32 | 30 | 557.8 MW |
| Flywheels | 1 | 1 | 400 MW |
| Tidal lagoon | 1 | 1 | 320 MW |
| Small hydro | 157 | 149 | 240.5 MW |
| Shoreline wave | 8 | 8 | 109 MW |
| Liquid-air storage | 4 | 4 | 105.2 MW |
| Geothermal | 7 | 2 | 52 MW |
| Sewage-sludge digestion | 12 | 12 | 50.2 MW |
| Hot dry rocks | 1 | 1 | 7 MW |
| Compressed-air storage | 2 | 1 | 5 MW |
| Unknown technology | 3 | 1 | 4 MW |
| Hydrogen fuel cell | 3 | 2 | 2.1 MW |
| Air-source heat pumps | 2 | 1 | 2 MW |
Battery-storage capacity is power in MW, not stored energy in MWh. REPD does not provide a consistent storage-duration field.
Planning position
Every recorded development status
| Status | Projects | Known capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Awaiting construction | 5,779 | 145,361.1 MW |
| Operational | 3,012 | 57,113.4 MW |
| Application submitted | 1,431 | 93,813.4 MW |
| Application refused | 916 | 18,970.7 MW |
| Revised application | 812 | 16,410.7 MW |
| Application withdrawn | 631 | 12,927.6 MW |
| Under construction | 452 | 27,901.1 MW |
| Abandoned | 379 | 7,739.3 MW |
| Planning permission expired | 317 | 4,495.3 MW |
| Appeal refused | 301 | 5,251.9 MW |
| Appeal withdrawn | 41 | 766.3 MW |
| Decommissioned | 31 | 858 MW |
| No application required | 15 | 62.6 MW |
| Appeal lodged | 6 | 352.4 MW |
Largest active projects
The biggest known capacities at each live stage
Application submitted
Marram
Offshore wind · Scotland · 19 Jan 2026
3,000 MW
Machair
Offshore wind · Scotland · 25 Jun 2026
2,000 MW
Glen Earrach Pumped Storage Hydro
Pumped-storage hydro · Scotland · 31 Mar 2025
2,000 MW
Fearna Pumped Storage Hydro Scheme - Hydro Project
Pumped-storage hydro · Scotland · 2 Mar 2025
1,800 MW
Bellrock
Offshore wind · Scotland · 2 Apr 2026
1,800 MW
Balliemeanoch Pumped Hydro Project
Pumped-storage hydro · Scotland · 4 Jul 2024
1,500 MW
Morven North Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore wind · Offshore · 20 May 2026
1,450 MW
Morven South Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore wind · Offshore · 20 May 2026
1,450 MW
Awaiting construction
Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore wind · Offshore · 31 Jul 2025
4,100 MW
Ossian
Offshore wind · Scotland · 10 Jun 2025
3,600 MW
The Kintore Hydrogen Project, Kintore - Hydrogen Plant
Hydrogen · Scotland · 24 Jun 2025
3,000 MW
Hornsea 4
Offshore wind · Offshore · 12 Jul 2023
2,400 MW
West of Orkney Wind Farm
Offshore wind · Offshore · 27 Jun 2025
2,000 MW
Moy Lodge, Tulloch - Earba Pumped Storage Hydro
Pumped-storage hydro · Scotland · 28 Mar 2025
1,800 MW
Mona Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore wind · Offshore · 4 Jul 2025
1,500 MW
Dogger Bank South East
Offshore wind · Offshore · 14 May 2026
1,500 MW
Under construction
Hornsea 3
Offshore wind · Offshore · 1 Apr 2025
2,955 MW
Dogger Bank A & B (was Creyke Beck A & B)
Offshore wind · Offshore · 1 Jul 2021
2,400 MW
Sofia (Teesside B)
Offshore wind · Offshore · 1 Mar 2022
1,400 MW
The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Boreas
Offshore wind · Offshore · 1 Aug 2025
1,400 MW
East Anglia 3 (EA 3)
Offshore wind · Offshore · 1 Jun 2025
1,400 MW
Dogger Bank C (was Teesside A)
Offshore wind · Offshore · 1 Mar 2022
1,200 MW
Inch Cape
Offshore wind · Offshore · 16 Jun 2025
1,080 MW
Coalburn II Energy Storage Facility - Battery Storage Facility
Battery storage · Scotland · 1 Jan 2025
1,000 MW
Operational
Dinorwig
Pumped-storage hydro · Wales · 1 Jan 1983
1,728 MW
Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea
Offshore wind · Offshore · 31 Aug 2022
1,320 MW
Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord
Offshore wind · Offshore · 1 Dec 2019
1,218 MW
Seagreen
Offshore wind · Offshore · 16 Oct 2023
1,075 MW
Moray East
Offshore wind · Offshore · 1 Apr 2022
950 MW
Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project
Offshore wind · Offshore · 1 Apr 2025
882 MW
Triton Knoll
Offshore wind · Offshore · 13 Jan 2022
857 MW
East Anglia 1 (EA 1)
Offshore wind · Offshore · 28 Jul 2020
714 MW
What is planned near you
Projects are recorded against the local planning authority that decides them. We use a postcode only to find yours and do not save it.
Renewable projects near you
Find your local planning picture
Use a postcode to identify your local authority without retaining it, or choose an area manually. Results group projects by technology and current development status.
Enter a postcode or choose a local authority to see its technology mix, planning status and largest active projects.
Status is everything
A listed project is not necessarily built or likely to be built. Compare applications, consented projects, construction and operational sites separately.
- Application submitted — a proposal awaiting a planning decision.
- Awaiting construction — consented but not started.
- Under construction — being built now.
- Operational — generating.
- Refused, withdrawn or abandoned — not proceeding.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find out what renewable projects are planned near me?
The Renewable Energy Planning Database records every renewable electricity project above the reporting threshold, with its planning status and local authority. Enter a postcode on this page and it resolves to a local authority without the postcode being stored.
Does a project in the database mean it will be built?
No, and this is the most important caveat. The database records applications at every stage, including those refused, withdrawn and abandoned. Even full planning permission does not guarantee construction — grid connection, finance and supply chains all still have to line up.
What does "awaiting construction" mean?
It means the project has planning permission but has not started being built. Some of these proceed, some wait years for a grid connection, and some are never built at all. It is a real milestone but not a completed one.
Can I object to a wind or solar farm near me?
Yes. Renewable projects go through the same planning process as other development, with a consultation period during which anyone can comment. Larger schemes may be decided nationally rather than by the local authority, which changes who you write to but not your right to comment.
Why are some projects missing a capacity figure?
The source leaves capacity blank for some entries, usually at early application stages before the design is settled. Those are kept as unknown rather than being filled in with a guess or treated as zero.
