Huntspill Level Solar Park— 5.5 MW Solar
Huntspill Level Solar Park is a 5.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Wessex Solar Energy and commissioned in 2016. Ranked #453 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 5.5 MW represents 0.06% 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 Huntspill Level 13.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Aberthaw B (1586 MW, Coal), Aberthaw Power Station Biomass (1500 MW, Biomass), and Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1250 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Somerset, approximately 40 km southwest of Bristol.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,459. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,958 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,565 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Wessex Solar Energy operates 14 plants totalling 95 MW
460 plants within 100 km, 13,373 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Huntspill Level Solar Park 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
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