World Power Plants

Canada Farm is an 8.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables. Ranked #288 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 8.3 MW accounts for 0.1% 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 Canada Farm 8.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Chickerell (45 MW, Oil), Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2 (36 MW, Solar), and Verwood Solar Farm (20.4 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Dorset, approximately 10 km from the nearest major city, Weymouth.

Capacity
8.3 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
British Solar Renewables
Location
50.8378°, -2.2282°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,156. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #25,650 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,630 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

British Solar Renewables operates 23 plants totalling 131 MW

Regional density

388 plants within 100 km, 10,007 MW combined

Nearest plant: Littleton (4.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.837800, -2.228200
Open in Google Maps
Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Canada 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
GasWindNuclearCoal
Top Fuels

See Incorrect or Missing Data?

Help us improve our database by reporting any corrections or updates. Your contribution helps keep our global power plant data accurate and up-to-date.