Rectory Farm/Emberton is a 9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Low Carbon and commissioned in 2021. Ranked #266 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Rectory Farm's 9 MW represents 0.1% 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 this facility 8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Little Barford Power Station (740 MW, Gas), Little Barford (720 MW, Gas), and Corby (401 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Bedfordshire, approximately 25 km southeast of Northampton.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,103. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,131 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,442 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Low Carbon operates 4 plants totalling 59 MW
535 plants within 100 km, 17,313 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rectory Farm/Emberton is a solar power plant producing approximately 14 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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