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Pentre Farm is a 5.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Kinetica Solar. Ranked #453 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 5.5 MW represents 0.06% 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 this facility 13.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Baglan Bay CCGT (520 MW, Gas), Pen y Cymoedd (228 MW, Wind), and Brechfa Forest West (57.4 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 30 km west of Swansea.

Capacity
5.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Kinetica Solar
Location
51.7587°, -4.1224°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,459. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,955 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,562 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Kinetica Solar operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

233 plants within 100 km, 15,901 MW combined

Nearest plant: Pont Andrew (2.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.758700, -4.122400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Pentre farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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
GasWindNuclearCoal
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