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Holwell Hill is a 6 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. Ranked #424 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 6 MW accounts for 0.07% 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 this facility 12 times smaller. Nearby plants include Seabank Power Station (1145 MW, Gas), Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas), and Seabank 2 (410 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Somerset, approximately 200 km west of London.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Location
51.1983°, -2.3840°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,393. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,339 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW

Regional density

493 plants within 100 km, 16,325 MW combined

Nearest plant: Monksham Solar Farm (3.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.198300, -2.384000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Holwell Hill is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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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