Land at Gilley's Mill Dam— 5 MW Solar
Land at Gilley's Mill Dam is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by NextEnergy Solar Fund and commissioned in 2021. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 5 MW represents 0.06% 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 Land at Gilley's Mill Dam 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Canworthy Water (41 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 10 km from the nearest major city, Truro.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
NextEnergy Solar Fund operates 5 plants totalling 70 MW
193 plants within 100 km, 3,222 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Land at Gilley's Mill Dam 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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