Monty's Farm Taunton— 4.61 MW Solar
Monty's Farm Taunton is a 4.61032 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Solar Ventures. Ranked #833 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.05% 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 Monty's Farm Taunton 15.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Aberthaw B (1,586 MW, Coal), Aberthaw Power Station Biomass (1,500 MW, Biomass), and Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1,250 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Somerset, approximately 30 km from the city of Taunton.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,897. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #30,003 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,002 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Solar Ventures operates 2 plants totalling 9 MW
460 plants within 100 km, 14,968 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Monty's Farm Taunton is a solar power plant producing approximately 7 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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