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Hillhouse Farm is a 28.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Cambridge Solar Power/Vogt Solar. Ranked #31 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 28.5 MW represents 0.33% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Hillhouse Farm 2.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Seabank Power Station (1,145 MW, Gas) and Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas). The facility is located in England, approximately 150 km west of London.

Capacity
28.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Cambridge Solar Power/ Vogt Solar
Location
51.7357°, -2.3624°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 470. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #17,178 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,749 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Cambridge Solar Power/ Vogt Solar operates 1 plants totalling 29 MW

Regional density

458 plants within 100 km, 15,572 MW combined

Nearest plant: Land at Box Road (1.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.735700, -2.362400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Hillhouse Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 45 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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