Westerfield Farm - resubmission— 12.5 MW Solar
Westerfield Farm is a 12.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy since its commissioning. Ranked #154 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 12.5 MW represents 0.14% 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 Westerfield Farm 5.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km 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 80 km west of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 871. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,338 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,323 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
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
497 plants within 100 km, 11,229 MW combined
Nearest plant: Kencot Hill Solar Farm (revised application) (3.5 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Westerfield Farm - resubmission is a solar power plant producing approximately 20 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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