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Wolseley National Distribution Centre2 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Wolseley National Distribution Centre is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Wolseley UK. Ranked #1037 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 2 MW constitutes 0.02% 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 this facility 36 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Heartlands Power Station (100 MW, Gas), Tyseley ERF (30 MW, Waste), and Ardley EfW (26 MW, Waste). The facility is located in England, approximately 45 km northwest of Birmingham.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Wolseley UK
Location
52.2736°, -1.5357°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,423. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Wolseley UK operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

476 plants within 100 km, 12,647 MW combined

Nearest plant: Brickyard Barn (resubmission) (2.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.273600, -1.535700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Wolseley National Distribution Centre is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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