Watchfield Lawn is a 10.2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Belltown Power since its commissioning. Ranked #220 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 0.12% 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 Watchfield Lawn 7.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1250 MW, Nuclear), Seabank Power Station (1145 MW, Gas), and Hinkley Point B (955 MW, Nuclear). The plant is located in Somerset, approximately 200 km west of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 997. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #23,669 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,671 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Belltown Power operates 4 plants totalling 56 MW
465 plants within 100 km, 13,494 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Watchfield Lawn is a solar power plant producing approximately 16 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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