Salford Road solar farm

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Other names: Salford Road (Phase 1)

Salford Road solar farm is an operating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Greater Manchester, North West, England, United Kingdom.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Salford Road solar farm

Phase name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology
1	Operating	2016	1.6 MW	PV
2.1	Pre-construction	–	2.2 MW	PV
2.2	Operating	2015	2.2 MW	PV

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Salford Road solar farm

Phase Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Greater Manchester, North West, England, United Kingdom	53.5799, -2.4269 (exact)
2.1	Greater Manchester, North West, England, United Kingdom	53.5392, -2.4465 (exact)
2.2	Greater Manchester, North West, England, United Kingdom	53.5413, -2.4499 (exact)

The map below shows the exact locations of the solar farm phases:

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