World Power Plants

Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 2 (resubmission)5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 2 is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 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 Chickerell (45 MW, Oil), Hawkers Hill Energy Park (20 MW, Unknown), and Hook Valley Solar Park (15.3 MW, Solar). The plant is situated in Dorset, approximately 200 km southwest of London.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
British Solar Renewables
Location
50.8220°, -2.5562°

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
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

British Solar Renewables operates 23 plants totalling 131 MW

Regional density

388 plants within 100 km, 13,042 MW combined

Nearest plant: Frome St Quintin (1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.822000, -2.556200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Southern Counties Shooting Ground Phase 2 (resubmission) 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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