West Hill Farm (solar)— 7.3 MW Solar
West Hill Farm is a 7.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lumicity. Ranked #336 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 7.3 MW represents 0.08% 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 West Hill Farm 9.86 times smaller. Nearby plants include Fullabrook Down Wind Farm (66 MW, Wind), Canworthy Water (41 MW, Solar), and Margam Green Energy Plant (40 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 250 km west of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,259. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #26,473 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,976 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Lumicity operates 5 plants totalling 32 MW
391 plants within 100 km, 18,598 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
West Hill Farm (solar) is a solar power plant producing approximately 12 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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