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Woodforde Farm is a 9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Esconrg since its commissioning. Ranked #266 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 9 MW accounts for 0.1% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Woodforde Farm 8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (317 MW, Wind) and West Raynham (49.9 MW, Solar). The facility is situated in Norfolk, approximately 40 km from Norwich.

Capacity
9 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Esconrg
Location
52.6980°, 1.0900°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,103. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,445 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Esconrg operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW

Regional density

245 plants within 100 km, 12,592 MW combined

Nearest plant: The Old Airfield (1.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.698000, 1.090000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Woodforde Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 14 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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