Staining Wood Farm is a 4.9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy since its commissioning. Ranked #789 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 Staining Wood Farm 14.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Heysham 2 (1230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1150 MW, Nuclear). The plant is located in the North West region, approximately 70 km from Manchester.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,843. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,667 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,825 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
247 plants within 100 km, 18,473 MW combined
Nearest plant: Land off Moss Side Lane (resubmission) (2.1 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Staining Wood 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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