Power plant · Derbyshire Dales, England, United Kingdom
Griffe Grange Wind Farm
Griffe Grange Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Derbyshire Dales, England, United Kingdom, with 12.3 MW of capacity, operated by Njord Energy Ltd.
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 | Derbyshire Dales (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | near the Valero oil refinery south of Milford Haven | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | 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 | 9 Apr 2014 (reference 14/00224/FUL, planning authority Derbyshire Dales) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Dec 2016 (appeal refused, reference 14/00224/FUL, planning authority Derbyshire Dales) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Mar 2015 (refused, reference 14/00224/FUL, planning authority Derbyshire Dales) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Njord Energy Ltd | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12.3 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units (2.5 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 | 53.0932, -1.6435 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Griffe Grange Wind Farm is the 921st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,617th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12.3 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 | 921st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,617th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,047th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 401 grid connections (56 operating, 584 MW), 77 substations, 7 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoben International Limited grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Matlock, Brassington, Manystones Lane grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Carsington Pastures Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Chesterfield to Willington | Transmission line | — | Planned | 15 km |
| Dronfield | Substation | — | — | 26 km |
| Baslow Road | Substation | — | — | 27 km |
| Greenhill | Substation | — | — | 28 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
| Hive IT | Data center | — | — | 33 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- 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.