World Power Plants

Wellingborough Solar Farm8.532 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Wellingborough Solar Farm is an 8.5316 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lark Energy. Ranked #282 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's capacity accounts for 0.1% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Wellingborough 8.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Little Barford Power Station (740 MW, Gas), Little Barford (720 MW, Gas), and Corby (401 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Northamptonshire, approximately 20 km from the city of Northampton.

Capacity
8.532 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Lark Energy
Location
52.2816°, -0.6938°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,142. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #25,518 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,572 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Lark Energy operates 26 plants totalling 176 MW

Regional density

518 plants within 100 km, 18,366 MW combined

Nearest plant: Little Irchester (2.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.281600, -0.693800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Wellingborough Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 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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