World Power Plants

Benoîtville2.547 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Benoîtville is a 2.54737 MW solar power plant in France, commissioned year is not specified. Ranked #414 of 773 solar plants in France. Its 2.54737 MW represents 0.05% of France's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Benoîtville 118 times smaller. Nearby plants include Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant (4280 MW, Nuclear) and FLAMANVILLE (2660 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Normandy, approximately 30 km from Cherbourg.

Capacity
2.547 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
49.5287°, -1.7763°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,559. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #33,001 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,191 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Regional density

34 plants within 100 km, 7,099 MW combined

Nearest plant: GAEC Hotel Hantonne (7.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 49.528700, -1.776300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Benoîtville is a solar power plant producing approximately 4 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
France
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

FranceEnergy Profile

2,195
Total Plants
192.2 GW
Total Capacity
NuclearHydroWindCoal
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