South Newton Farm is an 11.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Equitix since its commissioning. Ranked #191 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 0.13% 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 South Newton Farm 6.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Chickerell (45 MW, Oil), Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2 (36 MW, Solar), and Verwood Solar Farm (20.4 MW, Solar). The plant is located in Dorset, approximately 200 km southwest of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 948. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #23,165 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,507 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Equitix operates 6 plants totalling 120 MW
349 plants within 100 km, 8,144 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
South Newton Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 18 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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