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Awre is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom. It operates under the same capacity and ranking as Ayshford Court Farm, contributing to the renewable energy sector. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Awre's 5 MW accounts for 0.06% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom, Shotwick, has a capacity of 72 MW, making Awre 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Seabank Power Station (1145 MW, Gas), Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas), and Seabank 2 (410 MW, Gas). Awre is located in Gloucestershire, approximately 20 km from Gloucester.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Lightsource BP
Location
51.7700°, -2.4470°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,337 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,744 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Lightsource BP operates 24 plants totalling 234 MW

Regional density

458 plants within 100 km, 16,095 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sharpness Docks (5.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 51.770000, -2.447000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Awre is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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
United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
GasWindNuclearCoal
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