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Higher Tregarne Solar Farm5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Higher Tregarne Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by John Laing Environmental Assets. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Higher Tregarne represents 0.06% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Higher Tregarne 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Hayle Wave Hub (23 MW, Wave and Tidal). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 400 km southwest of London.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
John Laing Environmental Assets (formerly sPower & Cambourne Capital)
Location
50.1217°, -5.1351°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

John Laing Environmental Assets (formerly sPower & Cambourne Capital) operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

145 plants within 100 km, 2,880 MW combined

Nearest plant: LITTLE TREVEASE SOLAR PARK (4.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.121700, -5.135100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Higher Tregarne Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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