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Carnoch is a 1.35 MW hydro power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Npower Renewables. Ranked #119 of 141 hydro plants in the United Kingdom. Its capacity of 1.35 MW accounts for 0.02% of the UK's total hydro capacity of 7,076 MW. The largest hydro plant in the UK is Dinorwig at 1,800 MW, making Carnoch 0.00075 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Cruachan (440 MW, Hydro), Carraig Gheal (46 MW, Wind), and Clachan (40 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km from Glasgow.

Capacity
1.35 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Npower Renewables
Location
56.6868°, -5.5073°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,745. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #36,487 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,867 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Npower Renewables operates 8 plants totalling 122 MW

Regional density

108 plants within 100 km, 3,243 MW combined

Nearest plant: Kingairloch (7.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 56.686800, -5.507300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Carnoch is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
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
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