Grid connection · England, United Kingdom

Winscales Moor Wind Farm grid connection

Winscales Moor Wind Farm grid connection is a grid connection in England, United Kingdom, with 5.95 MW of capacity, held by Winscales Moor Windfarm Limited.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWINSCALES MOOR WIND FARM grid connectionSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationEngland (connects at Stainburn & Siddick)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (connected)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderWinscales Moor Windfarm LimitedSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toWinscales Moor (matched by name+coordinates+technology+capacity, 1.63 km away)Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Attached toStainburn & Siddick BSP (via a bulk supply point)SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity5.95 MWSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyWindSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorElectricity North West LimitedSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Connection date1 May 2009SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage33 kVSP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates54.6290, -3.4985SP Electricity North West open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Latest events

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  1. Commissioned: Winscales Moor
  2. Permit granted: Winscales Moor (planning authority Cumberland, reference 2/2006/1321)
  3. Permit applied for: Winscales Moor (planning authority Cumberland, reference 2/2006/1321)

How it compares

Winscales Moor Wind Farm grid connection is the 1,609th-largest of 2,533 grid connections in England and the 2,506th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5.95 MW is <0.1% of the 446,745 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the grid connections in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence.

WithinRankTotalShare
England1,609th of 2,533319,370 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom2,506th of 3,903446,745 MW<0.1%
All grid connections in our data6,456th of 7,9281,372,494 MW<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this grid connection: 121 power plants (39 operating, 414 MW) and 39 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Winscales Phase I and IIPower plant8.8 MWOperating0.2 km
Leyland NationalSubstation——1.5 km
Winscales MoorPower plant6 MWOperating1.6 km
Lillyhall Wind FarmPower plant9.2 MWCancelled2.0 km
HDA NO2Substation——2.2 km
StainburnSubstation——2.5 km

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