Wellingborough Solar Farm— 8.532 MW Solar
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.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 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
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Lark Energy operates 26 plants totalling 176 MW
518 plants within 100 km, 18,366 MW combined
Location
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
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