The Llyn Celyn small hydro plant, located in Wales, had an installed capacity of 4.5 megawatts, which was the highest installed capacity among all 68 operational small hydro plants as September 2020. Combined, these 68 operational small hydro plants, had an installed capacity of 145.6 megawatts as of that time. The leading 20 sites installed capacity amounted to 66.4 megawatts.
In comparison, the large hydro plant Glendoe Hydro had an installed capacity of 100 megawatts.
Small hydro installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by site
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (September 1, 2020). Small hydro installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by site (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/896734/small-hydro-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Small hydro installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by site (in megawatts)." Chart. September 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896734/small-hydro-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2020). Small hydro installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by site (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896734/small-hydro-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Small Hydro Installed Capacity in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of September 2020, by Site (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896734/small-hydro-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Small hydro installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by site (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896734/small-hydro-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Small hydro installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by site (in megawatts) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, September 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/896734/small-hydro-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/