World Power Plants

North Farm (Spetisbury)11.6 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

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.

Capacity
11.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
British Solar Renewables
Location
50.8182°, -2.1698°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

British Solar Renewables operates 23 plants totalling 131 MW

Regional density

377 plants within 100 km, 9,978 MW combined

Nearest plant: Littleton (3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.818200, -2.169800
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Carbon Footprint

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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