World Power Plants

Nefyn (Tyddyn Cae)4.922 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Nefyn (Tyddyn Cae) is a 4.92154 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. Ranked #788 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.06% of the country's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Nefyn 14 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dinorwig (1,800 MW, Hydro), Dinorwig Power Station (1,728 MW, Hydro), and Llanbabo Wind Farm (20.4 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 250 km from London.

Capacity
4.922 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Lightsource Renewable Energy
Location
52.9138°, -4.4789°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,842. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #29,661 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,820 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW

Regional density

77 plants within 100 km, 11,204 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gelli Gron (8.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.913800, -4.478900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Nefyn (Tyddyn Cae) 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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