Brook Farm — United Kingdom
Solar power plant in England, United Kingdom. Approximate location 51.8539, -1.1318.
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Brook Farm is a 8.9 MW solar power plant in England, United Kingdom. It ranks #1055 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 6.6% of United Kingdom's electricity; the national grid averages 217 gCO₂/kWh (64.4% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GBR0002307.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 8 MW for Brooks Farm Solar Park, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 8.9 MW, Brook Farm is well above the median solar plant in United Kingdom (5 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #276 largest solar power plant of 1170 in United Kingdom by capacity.
United Kingdom has 1170 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 8,703 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Home Farm (Merton - solar) · Solar · 18.3 MW · England
- New Stone House · Solar · 12.5 MW · England
- Rowles Farm solar park · Solar · 13 MW · England
- Ardley EfW · Waste · 26 MW · England
- Westcott Venture Park · Biomass · 2 MW · England
- Calvert Phase II · Waste · 11.2 MW · England
Location
Coordinates 51.8539, -1.1318 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Brook Farm?
Brook Farm is a 8.9 MW solar power plant in England, United Kingdom.