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The Breck is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, The Breck accounts for 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 The Breck 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ratcliffe (2000 MW, Coal), Eggborough (1960 MW, Coal), and Ferrybridge Multi-fuel (79 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in the East Midlands region, approximately 160 km north of London.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Location
53.2813°, -1.3619°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,337 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,744 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW

Regional density

481 plants within 100 km, 37,791 MW combined

Nearest plant: Staveley Power (0.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.281300, -1.361900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

The Breck 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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