Canworthy Water is a 41 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Equitix. It contributes 0.47% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW and is ranked #11 of 1,175 solar plants in the country. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Canworthy Water 1.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and North Yard EfW (22.5 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 20 km from the city of Truro.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 343. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #15,053 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,249 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Equitix operates 6 plants totalling 120 MW
233 plants within 100 km, 3,408 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Canworthy Water is a solar power plant producing approximately 65 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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