The 800MW Springwell Solar Farm has been granted approval as Britain breaks the solar power generation record with the sunny spring weather.
Located on land between Lincoln and Sleaford, once complete in 2029 the vast Springwell Solar project will export enough renewable electricity to the grid to power over 180,000 homes a year. This is the equivalent of half the homes in Lincolnshire.
This news comes as the UK officially breaks its record for the amount of power generated from solar farms across the country. On Monday 14.1GW of low-carbon electricity was generated at lunchtime, surpassing the previous high of 14GW in July 2025. This record was then broken the very next day with a new high of 14.4GW on Tuesday afternoon.
Jointly owned by EDF Power Solutions UK, a subsidiary of French energy firm EDF Group, and solar developer Luminous Energy, the Springwell Solar Farm will now proceed towards construction following the Development Consent Order granted by the government.
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