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Westbury (Closed) Landfill Site3.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Westbury (Closed) Landfill Site is a 3.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Viridor. It was commissioned in an unspecified year and is one of 1,175 solar plants in the country. Ranked #941 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 3.5 MW represents 0.04% 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 Westbury 20.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Berkeley nuclear power station (276 MW, Nuclear), MOD Lyneham (69.8 MW, Solar), and Wroughton Airfield Solar Park (50 MW, Solar). The facility is located approximately 30 km from Bristol.

Capacity
3.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Viridor
Location
51.2730°, -2.1608°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,106. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,628 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Viridor operates 17 plants totalling 134 MW

Regional density

507 plants within 100 km, 16,484 MW combined

Nearest plant: Westbury Landfill Scheme (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.273000, -2.160800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Westbury (Closed) Landfill Site is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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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