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Hill Hall Farm is a 4.99896 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. It was commissioned in 2016. Ranked #754 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 Hill Hall Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Rye House Power Station (715 MW, Gas) and Rye House (715 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 40 km east of London.

Capacity
4.999 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Location
51.9634°, 0.4035°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,807. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #29,611 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,788 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW

Regional density

468 plants within 100 km, 22,871 MW combined

Nearest plant: Spriggs Farm (2.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.963400, 0.403500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Hill Hall 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
GasWindNuclearCoal
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