Fleetwood Water Treatment Works— 1.3 MW Solar
Fleetwood Water Treatment Works is a 1.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by United Utilities since its commissioning. Ranked #1115 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility contributes 0.01% 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 Fleetwood 55.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Heysham 2 (1230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1150 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Lancashire, approximately 40 km northwest of Manchester.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,746. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #36,532 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,781 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
United Utilities operates 4 plants totalling 77 MW
238 plants within 100 km, 18,459 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Fleetwood Water Treatment Works is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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