Power plant · County Durham, England, United Kingdom
High Moor Wind Farm
High Moor Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in County Durham, England, United Kingdom, with 14.7 MW of capacity, operated by National Windpower.
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 | County Durham (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | High Moor Barningham Durham | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission 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 | 26 Apr 1996 (planning authority County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Nov 1998 (refused, planning authority County Durham) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | National Windpower | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 14.7 MW | 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 | 54.4639, -1.9321 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
High Moor Wind Farm is the 815th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,461st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 14.7 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 | 815th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,461st of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,276th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 161 grid connections (80 operating, 927 MW), 72 substations and 3 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmire Bridge | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Generation 1.425 MW grid connection at Harmire Bridge | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 10 km |
| Solar 12.75 MW grid connection at Harmire Bridge | Grid connection | 12.8 MW | Planned | 10 km |
| Richmond T1 | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
| Richmond T2 | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
| Land south of Skeeby Substation grid connection | Grid connection | 73.2 MW | Operating | 16 km |
| Pulsant data center, England | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 44 km |
| Lumen Technologies data center, Middlesbrough | Data center | — | — | 47 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.