Carsfad— 12 MW Hydroelectric
Carsfad is a 12 MW hydro power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish Power: Hydro schemes - Galloway. Ranked #49 of 141 hydro plants in the United Kingdom, Carsfad's 12 MW accounts for 0.17% of the country's total hydro capacity of 7,076 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United Kingdom is Dinorwig at 1,800 MW, making Carsfad 150 times smaller. Nearby plants include Robin Rigg Wind Farm (174 MW, Wind), Harestanes (136 MW, Wind), and Robin Rigg West (90 MW, Wind). The facility is located approximately 40 km from Dumfries in Scotland.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 902. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,497 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,190 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Scottish Power: Hydro schemes - Galloway operates 6 plants totalling 109 MW
171 plants within 100 km, 6,754 MW combined
Nearest plant: Plascow wind cluster (resubmission) (10.8 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Carsfad is a hydro power plant producing approximately 42 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
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