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West Strathore Solar Limited5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

West Strathore Solar Limited is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by West Strathore Solar since 2016. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 5 MW represents 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 West Strathore Solar Limited 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Markinch CHP (65 MW, Cogeneration), Harburnhead Wind Farm (51.7 MW, Wind), and Camilla Battery Storage (50 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Fife, approximately 50 km north of Edinburgh.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
West Strathore Solar
Location
56.1648°, -3.1510°

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
Operator portfolio

West Strathore Solar operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

214 plants within 100 km, 7,954 MW combined

Nearest plant: Noble Foods (0.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 56.164800, -3.151000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

West Strathore Solar Limited 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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