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Cowdown Lane is a 40 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Equitix. Ranked #13 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Cowdown Lane's 40 MW accounts for 0.46% of the country's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Cowdown Lane 1.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Didcot B (1,470 MW, Gas), Marchwood (842 MW, Gas), and Cowes (140 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Oxfordshire, approximately 70 km from London.

Capacity
40 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Equitix
Location
51.1961°, -1.4601°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 348. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #15,126 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,260 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Equitix operates 6 plants totalling 120 MW

Regional density

446 plants within 100 km, 10,222 MW combined

Nearest plant: Fullenton Solar Farm (4.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.196100, -1.460100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Cowdown Lane is a solar power plant producing approximately 63 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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