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Flint Landfill Site Castle Park2 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Flint Landfill Site Castle Park is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Flintshire County Council since its commissioning. Ranked #1037 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility contributes 0.02% 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 Flint Landfill Site Castle Park 36 times smaller. Nearby plants include Connahs Quay Power Station (1380 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Flintshire, approximately 20 km from Chester.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Flintshire County Council
Location
53.2560°, -3.1392°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,423. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Flintshire County Council operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

277 plants within 100 km, 23,446 MW combined

Nearest plant: Connahs Quay Power Station (4.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.256000, -3.139200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Flint Landfill Site Castle Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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