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Testwood Water Supply Works1.9 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Testwood Water Supply Works is a 1.9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Southern Water Services. Ranked #1050 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, its 1.9 MW represents 0.02% 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 Testwood Water Supply Works 37.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Marchwood (842 MW, Gas), Cowes (140 MW, Gas), and Cowes Power Station (140 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Hampshire, approximately 10 km from Southampton.

Capacity
1.9 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Southern Water Services
Location
50.9325°, -1.4979°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,528. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #34,809 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,023 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Southern Water Services operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

364 plants within 100 km, 7,302 MW combined

Nearest plant: Nursling Battery (1.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.932500, -1.497900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Testwood Water Supply Works is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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