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Long Sutton Butterfly And Wildlife Park (extension)1 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Long Sutton Butterfly And Wildlife Park (extension) is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Moor Solar. Ranked #1145 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.01% 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 Long Sutton Butterfly And Wildlife Park (extension) 72 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Spalding (880 MW, Gas), Spalding Power Station (860 MW, Gas), and Sutton Bridge (819 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the East of England, approximately 20 km from Peterborough.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Moor Solar
Location
52.7904°, 0.1359°

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
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Moor Solar operates 2 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

416 plants within 100 km, 28,568 MW combined

Nearest plant: Grange (4.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.790400, 0.135900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Long Sutton Butterfly And Wildlife Park (extension) 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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