Race Farm is a 6.1 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Equitix. It was commissioned in 2015. Ranked #417 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 6.1 MW represents 0.07% 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 Race Farm 11.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km 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 10 km from the nearest major city, Weymouth.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,386. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,275 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,306 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Equitix operates 6 plants totalling 120 MW
355 plants within 100 km, 8,166 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Race farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 10 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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