Averhill Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant located in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. It was commissioned in 2021 and adds to the solar capacity in the region. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Averhill Farm's 5 MW represents 0.06% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Averhill Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ratcliffe (2000 MW, Coal), Swangate BESS (50 MW, Unknown), and Templeborough Biomass Power Plant- Rotherham (42 MW, Biomass). The facility is situated in South Yorkshire, approximately 30 km from Sheffield.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
487 plants within 100 km, 37,805 MW combined
Nearest plant: Land North of the Wood at Averill Farm (0.6 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Averhill Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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
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