North Farm (Spetisbury)— 11.6 MW Solar
North Farm (Spetisbury) is an 11.6 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #182 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 11.6 MW represents 0.13% 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 North Farm 6.2 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 30 km west of Bournemouth.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 935. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #23,040 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,484 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
British Solar Renewables operates 23 plants totalling 131 MW
377 plants within 100 km, 9,978 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
North Farm (Spetisbury) is a solar power plant producing approximately 18 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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