Triangle Solar Farm Park — United Kingdom
Solar power plant in England, United Kingdom. Approximate location 52.3285, 0.3173.
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Triangle Solar Farm Park is a 12 MW solar power plant in England, United Kingdom. It is operated by Savills/ Cambridge County Council. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 5.1k homes (estimated). It ranks #859 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2017, it is around 9 years old — relatively modern. 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 GBR0005002.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 12 MW for Triangle solar farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000826570; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 12 MW, Triangle Solar Farm Park is well above the median solar plant in United Kingdom (5 MW). Technically it is described as PV. 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.
Key facts
- Share of United Kingdom solar capacity
- 0.1% of 8,703 MW across 1,170 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 696 of 804 dated solar plants in United Kingdom are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest solar plants in United Kingdom
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Savills/ Cambridge County Council.
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 52.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 19% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 60/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.0% at warm-season highs here (estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #177 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
- Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 1) · Solar · 10 MW · England
- Stowbridge Farm - Extension (Phase 2) · Solar · 10 MW · England
- Chittering Solar Farm · Solar · 5 MW · England
- Fenland Farm · Solar · 20 MW · England
- Stowbridge Farm · Solar · 24 MW · England
- Chittering · Solar · 5 MW · England
Location
Coordinates 52.3285, 0.3173 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Triangle Solar Farm Park?
Triangle Solar Farm Park is a 12 MW solar power plant in England, United Kingdom, commissioned in 2017.
Who operates Triangle Solar Farm Park?
Triangle Solar Farm Park is operated by Savills/ Cambridge County Council.