Little Morton Solar Farm— 14.3 MW Solar
Little Morton Solar Farm is a 14.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy and commissioned in 2016. Ranked #119 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 14.3 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 Little Morton 5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Drax Power Station (3,960 MW, Biomass), West Burton (2,012 MW, Coal), and Cottam (2,008 MW, Coal). The facility is located in England, approximately 50 km from York.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 805. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #21,706 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,159 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
449 plants within 100 km, 37,434 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Little Morton Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 23 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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