Power plant · East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Rotsea Wind Farm
Rotsea Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 6.9 MW of capacity, operated by Renewable Energy Systems.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | East Riding of Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land East Of Scurf Dyke Farm Watton Carrs Road Hutton Cranswick East Riding Of Yorkshire | 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 | 15 Nov 2013 (ref. 13/03606/STPLFE, East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Nov 2015 (refused, ref. 13/03606/STPLFE, East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Renewable Energy Systems | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.9 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units | 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 | 53.9426, -0.3799 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Rotsea Wind Farm is the 1,512th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,402nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.9 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 | 1,512th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,402nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,881st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 264 grid connections (129 operating, 2,178 MW), 126 substations, 2 transmission lines and 1 CO2 emitter, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 49.999 MW grid connection at Scurf Dyke Solar Direct | Grid connection | 50 MW | Operating | 1.6 km |
| Chuch Farm Solar Energy Centre grid connection | Grid connection | 75 MW | Planned | 3.4 km |
| Battery storage 60.7 MW grid connection at Driffield BESS | Grid connection | 60.7 MW | Planned | 4.0 km |
| Driffield | Substation | — | — | 6.8 km |
| Driffield/Beverley Group | Substation | — | — | 6.8 km |
| Kirkburn | Substation | — | — | 9.7 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 16 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 25 km |
| Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Planned | 49 km |
Operator and place
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- 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.
- 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.