Bay Farm is an 8.1 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by NextEnergy Solar Fund since its commissioning. Ranked #299 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 8.1 MW represents 0.09% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the UK is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Bay Farm 8.9 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Sutton Bridge (819 MW, Gas), Lapwing Fen 2 - BESS (250 MW, Unknown), and Pelham (49 MW, Storage). The facility is located in Lincolnshire, approximately 150 km northeast of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,180. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,756 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,674 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) operates 3 plants totalling 30 MW
440 plants within 100 km, 24,352 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bay Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 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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