Rudge Hill Farm is a 1.01886 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. Commissioned in 2012, it contributes to the country's renewable energy efforts. Ranked #1144 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Rudge Hill Farm's 1.01886 MW represents 0.01% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the UK is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Rudge Hill Farm 70.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Chickerell (45 MW, Oil), Verwood Solar Farm (20.4 MW, Solar), and Hawkers Hill Energy Park (20 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Dorset, approximately 200 km southwest of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,850. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #37,539 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,223 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
421 plants within 100 km, 13,395 MW combined
Nearest plant: Lowbrook Farm Anaerobic Digester (Farm AD) (3.4 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rudge Hill Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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