Broxted Solar Park is a 31.59 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lark Energy. Ranked #24 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 31.59 MW represents 0.36% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Broxted Solar Park 2.28 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Bradwell nuclear power station (242 MW, Nuclear), Pelham (49 MW, Storage), and Snetterton Biomass Plant (44.2 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 50 km from London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 429. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #16,283 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,494 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Lark Energy operates 26 plants totalling 176 MW
451 plants within 100 km, 24,513 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Broxted Solar Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 50 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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