East Fairlee is a 6.979 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by The Solar Building Company Ltd. Ranked #368 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 6.979 MW represents 0.08% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the UK is Shotwick at 72 MW, making East Fairlee 10 times smaller. Nearby plants include Marchwood (842 MW, Gas) and Cowes Power Station (140 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in the South East region, approximately 80 km from Southampton.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,301. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #26,798 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,126 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
The Solar Building Company Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW
241 plants within 100 km, 3,754 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
East Fairlee is a solar power plant producing approximately 11 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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