Power plant · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Rusholme Wind Farm
Rusholme Wind Farm is a power plant in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 24 MW of capacity, operated by EDF and China General Nuclear Power Corporation.
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 | Newland Wind Farm, Land at Pease Farm, Rushmere Grange, Newland | 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 | 2010 | 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 | 16 Oct 2006 (permit 8/26/62/PA, 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 | 2 Jul 2004 (ref. 8/26/62/PA, North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 Oct 2006 (granted, ref. 8/26/62/PA, North Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | EDF | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | China General Nuclear Power Corporation | 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 | 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 | 53.7311, -0.9448 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Rusholme 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. 8/26/62/PA
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 478 grid connections (221 operating, 2,676 MW), 306 substations and 3 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage 35 MW grid connection at Rusholme Windfarm | Grid connection | 35 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Wind 23.75 MW grid connection at Rusholme Windfarm | Grid connection | 23.8 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Battery storage 99.9 MW grid connection at Church Dike Lane BESS Direct | Grid connection | 99.9 MW | Planned | 1.9 km |
| Drax | Substation | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Camblesforth | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Drax Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Yorkshire GREEN | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 29 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 31 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 36 km |
Operators and place
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- Maumhill Wind Farm14 MW
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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.