World Power Plants

Rectory Farm/Emberton9 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

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.

Capacity
9 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Low Carbon
Location
52.1367°, -0.6927°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Operator portfolio

Low Carbon operates 4 plants totalling 59 MW

Regional density

535 plants within 100 km, 17,313 MW combined

Nearest plant: Milton Keynes Wind Farm (0.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.136700, -0.692700
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Carbon Footprint

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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