NI Cluster Hillside
NI Cluster Hillside is a 5.4 MW solar farm in Northern Ireland, operated by Lightsource BP. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- Northern Ireland
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 5.4 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Lightsource BP
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- BT28 2PQ
- Coordinates
- 54.5601, -6.1807
Location
Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.
How NI Cluster Hillside compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 5.4 MW station would generate roughly 4.7 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,750 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.
All UK solar farms Solar farms in Northern Ireland All run by Lightsource BPNearby generating sites
- NI Cluster Lough Road Β· 5.4 MW solar farm0.7 km
- NI Cluster Moira Road Β· 5.94 MW solar farm5.3 km
- NI Cluster Knockairn Road Β· 5.4 MW solar farm5.5 km
- Maghaberry Β· 27.1 MW solar farm6.1 km
- Lisburn Β· 20.5 MW solar farm7.0 km
- NI Cluster Belfast Road Β· 9.99 MW solar farm9.4 km
- Crookedstone Β· 4.83 MW solar farm12.3 km
- Brett Martin Β· 6.49 MW solar farm16.6 km
Also operated by Lightsource BP
Lightsource BP operates 129 sites in the register. Largest first:
Source
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β operational at end of May 2025.
Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026
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