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Honington Solar Farm13.6 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Honington Solar Farm is a 13.6 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by NextEnergy Solar Fund since its commissioning. Ranked #130 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 13.6 MW represents 0.16% 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 Honington 5.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Brook Farm Battery (50 MW, Unknown) and Snetterton Biomass Plant (44.2 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Suffolk, approximately 60 km northeast of Cambridge.

Capacity
13.6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF)
Location
52.3396°, 0.7886°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 842. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #21,971 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,220 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) operates 3 plants totalling 30 MW

Regional density

359 plants within 100 km, 19,500 MW combined

Nearest plant: British Sugar - Bury (10.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.339600, 0.788600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Honington Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 21 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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