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Salford Road is a 1.6 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Aldi. It contributes to the solar energy production in the region. Ranked #1086 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Salford Road's 1.6 MW represents 0.02% 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 Salford Road 45 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Carrington (900 MW, Gas), Carrington Power Station (884 MW, Gas), and Rocksavage (810 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Greater Manchester, approximately 250 km northwest of London.

Capacity
1.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Aldi
Location
53.5799°, -2.4269°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,617. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,326 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Aldi operates 6 plants totalling 8 MW

Regional density

370 plants within 100 km, 28,661 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bolton EfW (1.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.579900, -2.426900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Salford Road is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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
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