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Knolton Farmhouse Cheese Solar Farm1 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Knolton Farmhouse Cheese Solar Farm is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Pegasus Group since its commissioning. Ranked #1145 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 1 MW represents 0.01% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Knolton Farmhouse Cheese Solar Farm 72 times smaller. Nearby plants include Connahs Quay Power Station (1380 MW, Gas), Connah's Quay Power Station (1380 MW, Gas), and Connahs Quay (1380 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 10 km south of Chester.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Pegasus Group
Location
52.9588°, -2.9559°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,851. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Pegasus Group operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

282 plants within 100 km, 16,498 MW combined

Nearest plant: Trench Farm (2.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.958800, -2.955900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Knolton Farmhouse Cheese Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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