Somerton Door Farm is an 8.7 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy since its commissioning. Ranked #278 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.1% 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 Somerton Door Farm 8.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1250 MW, Nuclear), Hinkley Point B (955 MW, Nuclear), and Fideoak Mill Battery Storage (30 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Somerset, approximately 30 km from Bristol.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,133. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,457 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,551 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
470 plants within 100 km, 14,357 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Somerton Door Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 14 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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