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Site To North East Of Lochcraigs Farm5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Site To North East Of Lochcraigs Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by SBC Renewables. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 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 this facility 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hunterston B (965 MW, Nuclear), Hunterston B nuclear power station (965 MW, Nuclear), and Hadyard Hill (119.6 MW, Wind). The facility is situated in North Ayrshire, approximately 50 km from Glasgow.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
SBC Renewables
Location
55.6575°, -4.7432°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

SBC Renewables operates 9 plants totalling 59 MW

Regional density

209 plants within 100 km, 8,316 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ardrossan (4.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.657500, -4.743200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Site To North East Of Lochcraigs Farm 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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