East Culkae — United Kingdom

East Culkae is a 3.9 MW solar power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom. It ranks #1983 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 6.6% of United Kingdom's electricity; the national grid averages 217 gCO₂/kWh (64.4% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0065372.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 3.9 MW, East Culkae is below the median solar plant in United Kingdom (5 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Its current lifecycle status is “Shelved” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #914 largest solar power plant of 1170 in United Kingdom by capacity.

United Kingdom has 1170 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 8,703 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Balmurrie Fell Wind Farm · Wind · 9.1 MW · Scotland
• Airies Farm · Wind · 35 MW · Scotland
• Carscreugh Renewable Energy Park · Wind · 15.3 MW · Scotland
• Barlockhart Moor · Wind · 8.2 MW · Scotland
• Glenchamber · Wind · 27.5 MW · Scotland
• Artfield Fell · Wind · 19.5 MW · Scotland

Location

Coordinates 54.79, -4.445 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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