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Land adjacent to Church Road3.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Land adjacent to Church Road is a 3.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Canadian Solar. Ranked #941 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 3.5 MW represents 0.04% 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 this facility 20.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Seabank Power Station (1145 MW, Gas), Severn Power (850 MW, Gas), and Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas). The plant is located in the South West region, approximately 30 km from Bristol.

Capacity
3.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Canadian Solar
Location
51.5612°, -2.6576°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,106. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,628 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Canadian Solar operates 14 plants totalling 732 MW

Regional density

459 plants within 100 km, 15,811 MW combined

Nearest plant: Severnside Energy Recovery Centre (2.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.561200, -2.657600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Land adjacent to Church Road 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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