World Power Plants

St Columb Major Solar Farm7 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

St Columb Major Solar Farm is a 7 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Inazin Solar. Ranked #347 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 7 MW accounts for 0.08% 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 St Columb Major 10.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Canworthy Water (41 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 15 km northeast of Newquay.

Capacity
7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Inazin Solar (previoulsy owned by Low Carbon Solar)
Location
50.4229°, -4.9278°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,277. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #26,611 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,031 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Inazin Solar (previoulsy owned by Low Carbon Solar) operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

188 plants within 100 km, 3,141 MW combined

Nearest plant: Indian Queens Power Station (3.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.422900, -4.927800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

St Columb Major Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 11 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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