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Upper Wick Solar Farm5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Upper Wick Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Upper Wick Solar Farm. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it constitutes 0.06% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Upper Wick 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Seabank Power Station (1145 MW, Gas) and Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas), located within 50 km. The facility is situated in Gloucestershire, approximately 150 km northwest of London.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Upper Wick Solar Farm
Location
51.6668°, -2.4082°

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

Upper Wick Solar Farm operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

467 plants within 100 km, 15,929 MW combined

Nearest plant: Land At Actrees Farm (1.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.666800, -2.408200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Upper Wick Solar 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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