Lower Pennington Farm— 2.7 MW Solar
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.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,239. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #32,791 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,101 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
West Solent Solar Cooperative Ltd - Anthony Woolhouse - operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
296 plants within 100 km, 4,087 MW combined
Location
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
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