World Power Plants

Southill Solar (resubmission)4.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Southill Solar is a 4.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Sustainable Charlbury (Community). Ranked #845 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 4.5 MW represents 0.05% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Southill Solar 16 times smaller. Nearby plants include Didcot B (1,470 MW, Gas), EFDA JET Fusion Flywheel (400 MW, Other), and EFDA JJET Fusion Flywheel (400 MW, Storage). The facility is located in England, approximately 30 km south of Oxford.

Capacity
4.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Sustainable Charlbury (Community)
Location
51.8588°, -1.4750°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,927. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #30,103 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,040 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Sustainable Charlbury (Community) operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

484 plants within 100 km, 11,370 MW combined

Nearest plant: Eynsham Solar Farm (7.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.858800, -1.475000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Southill Solar (resubmission) is a solar power plant producing approximately 7 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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