Priest Weston is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Mellington Farm. Ranked #1145 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Priest Weston accounts for 0.01% 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 Priest Weston 72 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Garreg Lwyd (34 MW, Wind), Llandinam Windfarm (31 MW, Wind), and Tirgwynt (24.6 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Powys, approximately 200 km north of Cardiff.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,851. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Mellington Farm operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
255 plants within 100 km, 13,471 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Priest Weston is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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