Grange Farm Solar Farm— 4.9 MW Solar
Grange Farm Solar Farm is a 4.9 MW solar power facility in the United Kingdom, operated by Anesco. Ranked #789 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this plant's 4.9 MW accounts for 0.06% 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 Grange Farm 14.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Aberthaw B (1,586 MW, Coal), Aberthaw Power Station Biomass (1,500 MW, Biomass), and Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1,250 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in the Vale of Glamorgan, approximately 20 km from Cardiff.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,843. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,667 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,825 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Anesco operates 49 plants totalling 301 MW
461 plants within 100 km, 14,897 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Grange Farm Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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