Newnton Dairy is a 7.176 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Anesco. Ranked #345 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 7.176 MW represents 0.08% 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 Newnton Dairy 0.099 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Berkeley nuclear power station (276 MW, Nuclear), MOD Lyneham (69.8 MW, Solar), and Wroughton Airfield Solar Park (50 MW, Solar). The facility is located in England, approximately 150 km west of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,273. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #26,568 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,007 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Anesco operates 49 plants totalling 301 MW
499 plants within 100 km, 16,346 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Newnton Dairy is a solar power plant producing approximately 11 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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