Great Houndbeare Farm is a 10 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Sunsave 49 SPV since its commissioning. Ranked #228 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility contributes 0.11% 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 Great Houndbeare Farm 7.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Newton Abbot power station (52.5 MW, Gas), Fideoak Mill Battery Storage (30 MW, Unknown), and Torquay BESS (22 MW, Unknown). The plant is located in Devon, approximately 30 km southwest of Exeter.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,010. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #23,756 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,712 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Sunsave 49 SPV (prev. Cherry Solar) operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW
347 plants within 100 km, 10,538 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Great Houndbeare Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 16 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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