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Warrington Home Solar Scheme5.3 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Warrington Home Solar Scheme is a 5.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Warrington Council. Ranked #465 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 5.3 MW makes up 0.06% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Warrington Home Solar Scheme 13.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Carrington (900 MW, Gas), Carrington Power Station (884 MW, Gas), and Rocksavage (810 MW, Gas). The facility is located in England, approximately 20 km west of Manchester.

Capacity
5.3 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Warrington Council
Location
53.3873°, -2.6029°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,477. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,125 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,640 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Warrington Council operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

358 plants within 100 km, 18,396 MW combined

Nearest plant: Arpley Landfill Scheme 'B' (3.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.387300, -2.602900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Warrington Home Solar Scheme 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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