Power plant · Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
Wellow Wind Farm
Wellow Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, with 12 MW of capacity, operated by Your Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Isle of Wight (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Wellow West Wight Isle of Wight | 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 | 26 May 2006 (Isle of Wight) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 2 Nov 2006 (refused, Isle of Wight) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Your Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 6 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 | 50.6848, -1.4627 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Wellow Wind Farm is the 931st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,630th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12 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 | 931st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,630th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,154th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 160 grid connections (93 operating, 862 MW), 149 substations and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellow Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 1.2 km |
| Solar 5 MW grid connection at Shalfleet | Grid connection | 5 MW | Planned | 1.4 km |
| Wilmingham Solar Park Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 6.65 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| Shalfleet Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Freshwater Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Lymington Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Aquind Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 39 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.