Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 1 (resubmission)— 9 MW Solar
Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 1 is a 9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables and commissioned in 2021. Ranked #266 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this plant's 9 MW represents 0.1% 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 8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Chickerell (45 MW, Oil), Hawkers Hill Energy Park (20 MW, Unknown), and Hook Valley Solar Park (15.3 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Dorset, approximately 10 km west of Weymouth.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,103. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,445 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
British Solar Renewables / NextEenrgy Solar Fund (NESF) operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW
387 plants within 100 km, 13,028 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 1 (resubmission) is a solar power plant producing approximately 14 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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