Frome St Quintin is a 4.1 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, commissioned in 2015. Ranked #879 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility contributes 0.05% 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 Frome St Quintin 17.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Chickerell (45 MW, Oil), Hawkers Hill Energy Park (20 MW, Unknown), and Hook Valley Solar Park (15.3 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Dorset, approximately 10 km northeast of Dorchester.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,982. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #30,576 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,254 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Lightsource BP operates 24 plants totalling 234 MW
394 plants within 100 km, 13,061 MW combined
Nearest plant: Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 2 (resubmission) (1 km)
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Frome St Quintin is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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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