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Shooters Bottom Solar Park7 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Shooters Bottom Solar Park is a 7 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Anesco. Ranked #347 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this plant contributes 0.08% to the country's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Shooters Bottom 10.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Seabank Power Station (1145 MW, Gas), Severn Power (850 MW, Gas), and Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Somerset, approximately 20 km southwest of Bristol.

Capacity
7 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Anesco
Location
51.2588°, -2.5864°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,277. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #26,611 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,031 of 11,042 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

472 plants within 100 km, 14,409 MW combined

Nearest plant: Shooters (0.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.258800, -2.586400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Shooters Bottom Solar Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 11 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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