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Moorhouse Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Solar Park Developments. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.06% 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 Moorhouse Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Fellside CHP (180 MW, Cogeneration), Robin Rigg Wind Farm (174 MW, Wind), and Robin Rigg West (90 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Cumbria, approximately 40 km south of Carlisle.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Solar Park Developments
Location
54.6140°, -3.5300°

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
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Solar Park Developments operates 3 plants totalling 21 MW

Regional density

134 plants within 100 km, 9,757 MW combined

Nearest plant: Shearman Field (1.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.614000, -3.530000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Moorhouse 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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