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Grove Solar Park (Phase 2)11 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) is an 11 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Solar Century. Ranked #195 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Grove Solar Park's 11 MW accounts for 0.13% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making this facility 6.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Marchwood (842 MW, Gas), Cowes (140 MW, Gas), and Cowes Power Station (140 MW, Unknown). The plant is located in Hampshire, approximately 120 km southwest of London.

Capacity
11 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Solar Century
Location
50.9636°, -1.4790°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 953. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #23,261 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,538 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Solar Century operates 4 plants totalling 30 MW

Regional density

372 plants within 100 km, 7,344 MW combined

Nearest plant: Nursling Battery (2.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.963600, -1.479000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) is a solar power plant producing approximately 17 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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