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Roskrow Farm is an 8.9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Roskrow Solar. Ranked #275 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Roskrow Farm's 8.9 MW accounts for 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 Roskrow Farm 8.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Hayle Wave Hub (23 MW, Wave and Tidal). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 10 km from Truro.

Capacity
8.9 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Roskrow Solar
Location
50.1808°, -5.1326°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,130. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #25,390 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,524 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Roskrow Solar operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW

Regional density

151 plants within 100 km, 2,907 MW combined

Nearest plant: Pencoose (3.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.180800, -5.132600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Roskrow Farm 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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