Higher Hill Solar Park— 4.986 MW Solar
Higher Hill Solar Park is a 4.9864 MW solar power facility in the United Kingdom, operated by Solar Power Generation. Ranked #776 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Higher Hill's 4.9864 MW accounts for 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 Higher Hill 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1250 MW, Nuclear), Hinkley Point B (955 MW, Nuclear), and Hook Valley Solar Park (15.3 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Somerset, approximately 200 km west of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,829. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,634 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,810 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Solar Power Generation operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
464 plants within 100 km, 14,334 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Higher 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
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