Whiddon Farm is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. It was commissioned in 2021 and adds to the solar energy capacity in the region. Ranked #1145 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Whiddon Farm's 1 MW represents 0.01% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the UK is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Whiddon Farm 72 times smaller. Nearby plants include Langage (905 MW, Gas), Langage Power Station (885 MW, Gas), and Fullabrook Down Wind Farm (66 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Devon, approximately 30 km from Plymouth.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,851. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
271 plants within 100 km, 8,989 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Whiddon Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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