Safeguard Bradwall is a 4.997475 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. It was commissioned in 2016. Ranked #758 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.06% 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 Safeguard Bradwall 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Carrington (900 MW, Gas) and Carrington Power Station (884 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Cheshire, approximately 40 km southwest of Manchester.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,811. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,615 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,792 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
432 plants within 100 km, 15,116 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Safeguard Bradwall 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
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