United Kingdom

Canada Farm — 8 MW Solar

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Canada Farm is a 8 MW solar power plant located in United Kingdom. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
8 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
British Solar Renewables

Operator

Location
50.84, -2.23

Coordinates

Insights

#1,156
largest in United Kingdom
#4,630
largest Solar worldwide
#25,650
largest worldwide
23
operated by British Solar Renewables
316
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
8 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
British Solar Renewables
Country
United Kingdom
Coordinates
50.838, -2.228

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
537 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
16,098 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

117
cars per year
72
homes per year
24,390
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Canada Farm is an 8.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables.

Ranked #288 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 8.3 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 Canada Farm 8.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Chickerell (45 MW, Oil), Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 2 (36 MW, Solar), and Verwood Solar Farm (20.4 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Dorset, approximately 10 km from the nearest major city, Weymouth.

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