Southwick Estate is a 48 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Bluefield Solar Income Fund. Ranked #8 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 48 MW represents 0.55% 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 Southwick Estate 1.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Marchwood (842 MW, Gas), Cowes Power Station (140 MW, Unknown), and Cowes (140 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Hampshire, approximately 10 km from Southampton.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 319. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #14,335 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,168 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Bluefield Solar Income Fund operates 5 plants totalling 99 MW
317 plants within 100 km, 7,074 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Southwick Estate is a solar power plant producing approximately 76 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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