Power plant · Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Ray II Wind Farm
Ray II Wind Farm is a planned power plant in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, with 166 MW of capacity, operated by Vattenfall Wind Power Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Northumberland (coordinates), England (North East) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Ray II Wind Farm project is located in Northumberland, adjacent (north) to the existing Ray Wind Farm, approximately 1 km south of Raylees. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (pre-application) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Jun 2027 (reference EN0110031, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, anticipated, expected June 2027) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vattenfall Wind Power Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 166 MW (description) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 6,460 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.1946, -2.0946 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Ray II Wind Farm is the 216th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 339th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 166 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 216th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 339th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 960th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 115 grid connections (58 operating, 946 MW), 93 substations, 1 data center and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 20 MW grid connection at Ray Fell Windfarm | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Wind 54.4 MW grid connection at Ray Fell Windfarm | Grid connection | 54.4 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Wind 36 MW grid connection at Fourstones 20kV Direct | Grid connection | 36 MW | Operating | 8.0 km |
| Fourstones 20kV | Substation | — | — | 21 km |
| Fourstones 33kV | Substation | — | — | 21 km |
| Kielder | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
| Cross Border Connection (England) | Transmission line | — | Planned | 44 km |
Operator and place
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- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
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- 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
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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