Land South of Highfield House— 5 MW Solar
Land South of Highfield House is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy and commissioned in 2021. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 5 MW accounts for 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 this facility 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Drax Power Station (3960 MW, Biomass) and Eggborough (1960 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Yorkshire and the Humber, approximately 40 km southwest of York.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
315 plants within 100 km, 29,842 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Land South of Highfield House 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
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