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Carloggas Farm Solar Park8.3 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Carloggas Farm Solar Park is an 8.3 MW solar power facility in the United Kingdom, operated by Good Energy Generation. 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 Carloggas Farm 8.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Canworthy Water (41 MW, Solar). The facility is situated in Cornwall, approximately 15 km from the nearest major city, Truro.

Capacity
8.3 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
Good Energy Generation
Location
50.3513°, -4.8759°

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
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Good Energy Generation operates 9 plants totalling 68 MW

Regional density

184 plants within 100 km, 3,126 MW combined

Nearest plant: Trethosa Farm Solar Park (1.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.351300, -4.875900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Carloggas Farm Solar Park 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
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