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SOLAR Β· OPERATIONAL

Carnemough

Carnemough is a 10.1 MW solar farm in South West England, operated by Greencoat Capital. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • PV
  • South West
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningAug 2013 (completed)
  2. ConsentedFeb 2015 (completed)
  3. ConstructionNov 2015 (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2016 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
10.1 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Solar Β· PV
Operator
Greencoat Capital
Region
South West
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
TR2 4EL
Coordinates
50.3316, -4.9292

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Carnemough compares

140th of 662largest solar farms in the UK register
29th of 192in South West
0.18%of listed UK solar farms capacity
β‰ˆ 8.9 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 10.1 MW station would generate roughly 8.9 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 3,290 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.

All UK solar farms Solar farms in South West All run by Greencoat Capital

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Also operated by Greencoat Capital

Greencoat Capital operates 195 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Site name in planning record
Carnemough Farm Solar Park
Developer / operator
Elgin Energy EsCo
Planning authority
Cornwall
Planning reference
PA13/06755
Application submitted
13 August 2013
Permission granted
27 February 2015
Construction started
15 November 2015
Began operating
31 March 2016
Capacity in planning record
7 MW
Address
Land At Carnemough Farm Grampound Road Truro Cornwall, Cornwall, TR2 4EL
REPD reference
1642

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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