Somerton is a 1.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Ecotricity. Ranked #734 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.01% of the country's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the United Kingdom is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Somerton 666.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Great Yarmouth Power Station (430 MW, Gas), Great Yarmouth (420 MW, Gas), and Scroby Sands (60 MW, Wind). The plant is located in Suffolk, approximately 200 km northeast of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,553. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #35,023 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,299 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Ecotricity operates 13 plants totalling 70 MW
127 plants within 100 km, 10,134 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Somerton is a wind power plant producing approximately 5 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Wind
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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