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Chelwood Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Mongoose Energy Coop. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.06% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Chelwood Solar Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Seabank Power Station (1145 MW, Gas), Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas), and Seabank 2 (410 MW, Gas). The facility is situated in the South West region, approximately 15 km from Bristol.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Mongoose Energy Coop
Location
51.3484°, -2.5157°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Mongoose Energy Coop operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

491 plants within 100 km, 16,889 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hunstrete (Wilmington Farm) (0.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.348400, -2.515700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Chelwood Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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