Place Barton Farm is a 4.9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables. Ranked #789 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this plant 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 Place Barton Farm 14.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Langage (905 MW, Gas), Langage Power Station (885 MW, Gas), and Newton Abbot power station (52.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Devon, approximately 40 km from Exeter.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,843. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,667 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,825 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
British Solar Renewables operates 23 plants totalling 131 MW
241 plants within 100 km, 3,495 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Place Barton 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
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