Bake Farm Solar Park— 4.999 MW Solar
Bake Farm Solar Park is a 4.99928 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables and commissioned in 2016. Ranked #749 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 4.99928 MW represents 0.06% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Bake Farm Solar Park 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Marchwood (842 MW, Gas) and Nursling Battery (50 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Wiltshire, approximately 90 km southwest of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,802. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,606 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,783 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
British Solar Renewables operates 23 plants totalling 131 MW
431 plants within 100 km, 12,711 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bake Farm Solar Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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
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