World Power Plants

St Nicholas Solar Farm0.4 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

St Nicholas Solar Farm is a 0.4 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom. Ranked #1173 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 0.4 MW represents 0.005% of the UK's 8,708 MW total solar capacity. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making St Nicholas 180 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Dungeness B power station (1,120 MW, Nuclear), Dungeness B (1,050 MW, Nuclear), and London Array (630 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Kent, approximately 50 km southeast of London.

Capacity
0.4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
51.3584°, 1.2426°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,947. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #38,550 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #10,826 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Regional density

229 plants within 100 km, 31,463 MW combined

Nearest plant: Thorne Farm (7.6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 51.358440, 1.242634
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

St Nicholas Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 1 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
GasWindNuclearCoal
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