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Wheat Leasows Solar Park4 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Wheat Leasows Solar Park is a 4 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Telford and Wrekin Borough Council. Ranked #889 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 4 MW represents 0.05% 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 Wheat Leasows Solar Park 18 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Sandbach (56 MW, Gas), Four Ashes EfW (23 MW, Waste), and Noriker Power Staunch (20 MW, Storage). The facility is located in England, approximately 15 km from Telford.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Telford and Wrekin Borough Council
Location
52.7207°, -2.4863°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,999. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,306 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Telford and Wrekin Borough Council operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

363 plants within 100 km, 13,561 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rushmoor Lane Farm (Cheshire Coppice) (4.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.720700, -2.486300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Wheat Leasows Solar Park 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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