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Abbey Farm is a 9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Anesco. Ranked #266 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 9 MW represents 0.1% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making this facility 8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Spalding (880 MW, Gas) and Sutton Bridge (819 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Lincolnshire, approximately 150 km northeast of London.

Capacity
9 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Anesco
Location
52.4193°, -0.2366°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,103. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,445 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Anesco operates 49 plants totalling 301 MW

Regional density

477 plants within 100 km, 16,773 MW combined

Nearest plant: Abbots Ripton (5.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.419300, -0.236600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Abbey Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 14 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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