Power plant · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Knabs Ridge Windfarm
Knabs Ridge Windfarm is a power plant in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 16 MW of capacity, operated by RWE npower.
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 | North Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land between Skipton Road and Penny Pot Lane, Selliscliffe, Harrogate | 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 | 2008 | 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 | 4 Nov 2004 (permit 6.99.144.B.EIAMAG, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 23 Apr 2004 (reference 6.99.144.B.EIAMAG, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 4 Nov 2004 (granted, reference 6.99.144.B.EIAMAG, planning authority North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE npower | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 16 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 8 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 | 54.0000, -1.6465 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Know more about this power plant, or want an introduction to its operator? Ask us.
How it compares
Knabs Ridge Windfarm is the 741st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,343rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 16 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 | 741st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,343rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,848th 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. 6.99.144.B.EIAMAG
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 287 grid connections (143 operating, 1,448 MW), 253 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 15.2 MW grid connection at Knabs Ridge | Grid connection | 15.2 MW | Operating | 3.3 km |
| Darley | Substation | — | — | 4.2 km |
| Wind 30 MW grid connection at Haverigg Wind Farm | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 5.3 km |
| Harrogate West | Substation | — | — | 5.6 km |
| VocaLink | Data center | — | — | 5.7 km |
| Harrogate 132/11kV Direct | Substation | — | — | 6.0 km |
| Gas 1.425 MW grid connection at Starbeck | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 8.5 km |
| GridJet | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 27 km |
Operator and place
More from RWE npower
- Allt Duine Wind Farm93 MW
- Rhyl Flats90 MW
- Rowantree Wind Farm69 MW
- Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm59.8 MW
- Lochelbank Wind Farm51 MW
- Raera Forest48 MW
- Novar Wind Farm (Extension)36.8 MW
- Aberthaw Power Station Biomass35 MW
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.
- 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.