Bronwylfa Reservoir is a 3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Wrexham County Borough Council. Ranked #970 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this plant represents 0.03% of the country's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Bronwylfa Reservoir 24 times smaller. Nearby plants include Connahs Quay Power Station (1,380 MW, Gas) and Connah's Quay Power Station (1,380 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Wrexham County Borough, approximately 30 km from Chester.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,159. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,807 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Wrexham County Borough Council operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
284 plants within 100 km, 16,411 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bronwylfa Reservoir is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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
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