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Welbeck Colliery is a 9.6 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Re-Fin Solar Limited since 2017. Ranked #249 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 9.6 MW represents 0.11% 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 Welbeck Colliery 7.5 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are West Burton (2012 MW, Coal), Cottam (2008 MW, Coal), and Ratcliffe (2000 MW, Coal). The facility is located in England, approximately 30 km northeast of Nottingham.

Capacity
9.6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Re-Fin Solar Limited
Location
53.2239°, -1.1377°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,061. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #24,852 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,355 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Re-Fin Solar Limited operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW

Regional density

477 plants within 100 km, 36,191 MW combined

Nearest plant: Welbeck (2.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.223900, -1.137700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Welbeck Colliery is a solar power plant producing approximately 15 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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