Monksham Solar Farm is a 10.7 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by John Laing Environmental Assets Group. Commissioned in an unspecified year, it is part of the growing solar infrastructure in the UK. Ranked #207 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 10.7 MW accounts for 0.12% 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 Monksham Solar Farm 6.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Seabank Power Station (1,145 MW, Gas), Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas), and Seabank 2 (410 MW, Gas). The facility is situated in the South West region, approximately 30 km south of Bristol.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 971. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #23,456 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,607 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
John Laing Environmental Assets Group operates 2 plants totalling 25 MW
499 plants within 100 km, 16,433 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Monksham Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 17 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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