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Scottow is a 40.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #12 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Scottow's 40.3 MW represents 0.46% 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 Scottow 1.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Great Yarmouth Power Station (430 MW, Gas) and Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (317 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Norfolk, approximately 30 km northeast of Norwich.

Capacity
40.3 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Lightsource BP
Location
52.7560°, 1.3530°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 347. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #15,109 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,251 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Lightsource BP operates 24 plants totalling 234 MW

Regional density

187 plants within 100 km, 10,134 MW combined

Nearest plant: Scottow East2 (0.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 52.756000, 1.353000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Scottow is a solar power plant producing approximately 64 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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