South Lees Farm is an 11 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Solar Century. Ranked #195 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, South Lees Farm accounts for 0.13% 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 South Lees Farm 6.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Tilbury power stations (1,788 MW, Coal), Grain CHP (1,404 MW, Cogeneration), and Damhead Creek (805 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 30 km east of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 953. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #23,261 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,538 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Solar Century operates 4 plants totalling 30 MW
291 plants within 100 km, 18,189 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
South Lees Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 17 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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