Grantham Solar Park— 4.879 MW Solar
Grantham Solar Park is a 4.87872 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables. Ranked #801 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Grantham's capacity represents 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 Grantham 14.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include West Burton (2,012 MW, Coal), Cottam (2,008 MW, Coal), and Staythorpe C (1,772 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Lincolnshire, approximately 40 km northeast of Nottingham.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,857. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,765 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,904 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
British Solar Renewables operates 23 plants totalling 131 MW
518 plants within 100 km, 38,615 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Grantham Solar Park 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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