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Lower Pennington Farm2.7 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Lower Pennington Farm is a 2.7 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by West Solent Solar Cooperative Ltd. Ranked #997 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.03% 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 Lower Pennington Farm 26.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Marchwood (842 MW, Gas), Cowes (140 MW, Gas), and Cowes Power Station (140 MW, Unknown). The facility is located approximately 30 km southwest of Southampton.

Capacity
2.7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
West Solent Solar Cooperative Ltd - Anthony Woolhouse -
Location
50.7400°, -1.5529°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,239. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #32,791 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,101 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

West Solent Solar Cooperative Ltd - Anthony Woolhouse - operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

296 plants within 100 km, 4,087 MW combined

Nearest plant: Pennington Recycling Centre (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.740000, -1.552900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Lower Pennington Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 4 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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