Sowerby Lodge Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Gamma Solar Limited since its commissioning. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility contributes 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 Sowerby Lodge Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Heysham 2 (1230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1150 MW, Nuclear). The plant is located in Cumbria, approximately 100 km south of Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Gamma Solar Limited operates 2 plants totalling 13 MW
207 plants within 100 km, 13,775 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sowerby Lodge 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
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