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Montmorillon — France

Solar power plant in Poitou-Charentes, France. Approximate location 46.4264, 0.8955.

SolarPoitou-CharentesFrancePVPre Construction

Montmorillon is a 1.2 MW solar power plant in Poitou-Charentes, France. It ranks #2051 of 2,216 France power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 5.6% of France's electricity; the national grid averages 41 gCO₂/kWh (94.9% low-carbon) (2025).

1.2MW installed capacity

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1025586.

Data status

Known data

FacilityMontmorillon WRI
CountryFrance · Poitou-Charentes WRI
Coordinates46.4264, 0.8955 WRI
FuelSolar WRI
MW installed capacity1.2 MW WRI GPPD; source record
OwnerBayWa R.E. AG WRI
TechnologyPV WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#2051 / 2216 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#710 / 817 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.44× · 2.7 MW · n=817 calculated
Climate11.6°C · HDD 2,399 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 26/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

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 1.2 MW, Montmorillon is below the median solar plant in France (2.7 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — 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 #710 largest solar power plant of 817 in France by capacity.

France has 817 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 5,030 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

  • Sillars · Solar · 1.4 MW · Poitou-Charentes
  • Lathus-Saint-Rémy · Solar · 1.2 MW · Poitou-Charentes
  • Persac · Hydro · 1.39 MW · Poitou-Charentes
  • CIVAUX · Nuclear · 3,122 MW · Poitou-Charentes
  • Adriers · Wind · 10 MW · Limousin
  • Verrières · Solar · 1.5 MW · Poitou-Charentes

Location

Coordinates 46.4264, 0.8955 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

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Montmorillon is a 1.2 MW solar power plant in Poitou-Charentes, France.

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