World Power Plants

Barley Wood Farm Lane (Gaston Lane - resubmission)5.4 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Barley Wood Farm Lane is a 5.4 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. Commissioned in an unspecified year, it contributes to the growing solar capacity in the region. Ranked #458 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.06% of the country's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Barley Wood Farm Lane 13.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Cowes Power Station (140 MW, Unknown), Cowes (140 MW, Gas), and Slough Heat and Power (50 MW, Biomass). The plant is located in the South East region, approximately 90 km from London.

Capacity
5.4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Location
51.1147°, -0.9782°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,468. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,050 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,617 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW

Regional density

400 plants within 100 km, 11,393 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wilsom Farm (3.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.114700, -0.978200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Barley Wood Farm Lane (Gaston Lane - resubmission) is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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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