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Bunn's Hill Solar Park5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Bunn's Hill Solar Park is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.06% of the country's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Bunn's Hill Solar Park 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Great Yarmouth Power Station (430 MW, Gas), Great Yarmouth (420 MW, Gas), and Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (317 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Norfolk, approximately 40 km northeast of Norwich.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar
Location
52.7984°, 1.3979°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar operates 7 plants totalling 45 MW

Regional density

173 plants within 100 km, 11,211 MW combined

Nearest plant: Carlton Farm Solar farm (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.798400, 1.397900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Bunn's Hill Solar Park 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
GasWindNuclearCoal
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