Power plant · Hyndburn, England, United Kingdom
Hyndburn Wind Farm
Hyndburn Wind Farm is a power plant in Hyndburn, England, United Kingdom, with 24 MW of capacity, operated by Energiekontor UK.
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 | Hyndburn (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Hyndburn Wind Farm on Oswaldtwistle Moor | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2012 | 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 |
| Permit date | 17 Oct 2010 (permit 11/09/0512, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Hyndburn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Dec 2009 (reference 11/09/0512, planning authority Hyndburn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Oct 2010 (granted, reference 11/09/0512, planning authority Hyndburn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Energiekontor UK | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 24 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 12 units (2 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 | 53.7152, -2.3861 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Hyndburn Wind Farm is the 501st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 933rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 24 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 | 501st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 933rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,368th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 11/09/0512
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 455 grid connections (253 operating, 2,193 MW), 105 substations, 18 data centers, 2 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndburn Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 25.1 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Ramsclough Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 26 MW | Planned | 1.5 km |
| Hyndburn Windfarm Extension grid connection | Grid connection | 8.63 MW | Planned | 1.5 km |
| Todmorden | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| Hebden Bridge | Substation | — | — | 24 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Mytholmroyd | Substation | — | — | 26 km |
| Asanti Manchester | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| Joule House | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
More from Energiekontor UK
- Mid Moile Wind Farm99.4 MW · permitted
- Rowan Wind Farm85.8 MW · permitted
- Narachan Wind Farm72.6 MW
- Allt Domhain Wind Farm, Glenbarr - Wind Turbines64.8 MW · planned
- Lairg 2 Wind Farm49.9 MW · under construction
- Fell Wind Farm49 MW · permitted
- Garbet Windfarm - Wind Farm & Storage facility46.2 MW · under construction
- Longhill Burn Wind Farm45.6 MW · under construction
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.