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Oak Cottage is a 4.8672 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Anesco. Ranked #802 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 4.8672 MW represents 0.06% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Oak Cottage 14.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Pembroke Power Station (2,199 MW, Gas) and Pembroke B Power Station (2,181 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 100 km from the nearest major city, Cardiff.

Capacity
4.867 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Anesco
Location
51.8233°, -4.8613°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,858. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #29,764 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,902 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Anesco operates 49 plants totalling 301 MW

Regional density

121 plants within 100 km, 8,525 MW combined

Nearest plant: Fenton Home Farm (4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.823300, -4.861300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Oak Cottage is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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
GasWindNuclearCoal
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