Power plant · East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Aire & Calder Wind Farm
Aire & Calder Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 45 MW of capacity, operated by E.On UK Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | East Riding of Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Nr Sneid, land south of M62, north of Aire & Calder navigation, nr Pollington | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Aug 2005 (reference 05/05933/STPLFE, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 25 Nov 2010 (withdrawn, reference 05/05933/STPLFE, planning authority East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | E.On UK Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 45 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 15 units (3 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6706, -1.0381 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Aire & Calder Wind Farm is the 281st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 523rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 45 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 281st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 523rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,085th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 496 grid connections (234 operating, 2,527 MW), 354 substations, 8 data centers and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollington | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Solar 3.8 MW grid connection at Pollington | Grid connection | 3.8 MW | Operating | 2.9 km |
| Solar 4.14 MW grid connection at Pollington | Grid connection | 4.14 MW | Operating | 2.9 km |
| Solar 6 MW grid connection at Rawcliffe | Grid connection | 6 MW | Planned | 6.1 km |
| Rawcliffe | Substation | — | — | 6.3 km |
| Eggborough | Substation | — | — | 6.8 km |
| Thales | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.