Burton Farm is a 4.4 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Quercus Renewable Holding 2 and commissioned in 2021. Ranked #855 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.05% 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 Burton Farm 16.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Heartlands Power Station (100 MW, Gas), Bloxwich Battery (41 MW, Storage), and Oldbury (40 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Warwickshire, approximately 30 km southeast of Birmingham.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,950. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #30,310 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,151 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Quercus Renewable Holding 2 operates 3 plants totalling 21 MW
460 plants within 100 km, 11,520 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Burton Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 7 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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