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High Leas is a 6.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by European Energy Photovoltaics. Ranked #387 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.07% 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 High Leas 11 times smaller. Nearby plants include South Humber Bank (1310 MW, Gas), VPI Immingham (1240 MW, Cogeneration), and Saltend (1200 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Lincolnshire, approximately 40 km from Hull.

Capacity
6.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
European Energy Photovoltaics
Location
53.3199°, 0.0947°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,339. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,004 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,195 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

European Energy Photovoltaics operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

325 plants within 100 km, 36,865 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gayton Le Marsh Wind Farm (6.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.319900, 0.094700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

High Leas is a solar power plant producing approximately 10 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
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