Power plants

Wind farms in the UK

Rare Context lists 2,121 wind farms in the United Kingdom, with 142,834 MW of capacity between them. The largest is Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea (1,320 MW).

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Sorted by capacity; plants not built yet come after the others. A plant counts under each technology its register gives it.

Power plant	Region	Owner or operator	Capacity
Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea	England	Ørsted +1	1,320 MW
Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord	England	Ørsted +1	1,218 MW
Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone	England	Npower	1,200 MW
Five Estuaries - Wind Farm	England	RWE Renewables +1	1,080 MW
Seagreen	Scotland	SSE plc +1	1,075 MW
Navitus Bay Wind Park	England	Navitus Bay Development Limited +1	970 MW
Moray East	Scotland	Diamond Green Limited, CTG & Ocean Winds	950 MW
Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project	Scotland	EDPR	882 MW
Triton Knoll	England	Innogy +1	857 MW
East Anglia 1 (EA 1)	England	Scottish Power Renewables +1	714 MW
Walney 3	England	Ørsted	659 MW
Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)	Scotland	Lewis WindPower	652 MW
London Array Phase 1	England	Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy	630 MW
Beatrice	Scotland	Repsol +2	588 MW
Gwynt y Mor	Wales	RWE Aktiengesellschaft	576 MW
Docking Shoal A	England	Centrica	540 MW
Greater Gabbard Wind Farm	England	Fluor Ltd +1	504 MW
Neart na Gaoithe	Scotland	EDF Renewables Power	450 MW
Viking Wind Farm	Scotland	Viking Energy Wind Farm	443 MW
Scoop Hill Wind Farm	Scotland	Community Windpower	432 MW
Dudgeon East	England	Statkraft +1	402 MW
Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone)	England	Powergen +1	400 MW
West of Duddon Sands	England	Scottish Power Renewables & Orsted	389 MW
Galloper Wind Farm	England	Npower Renewables +1	353 MW
Clyde Wind Farm	Scotland	SSE plc +1	350 MW
Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm	England	Vattenfall Wind Power Limited +1	340 MW
Whitelee	Scotland	Scottish Power +1	322 MW
Sheringham Shoal	England	Equinor ASA	317 MW
Faw Side Community Wind Farm	Scotland	Community Windpower	315 MW
Thanet	England	Vattenfall	300 MW
Race Bank (Phase 1)	England	Macquarie Group +1	290 MW
Cirrus Shell Flat Array	England	Celtpower	284 MW
Race Bank (Phase 2)	England	Ørsted +1	284 MW
Centrica (Lincs)	England	Ørsted	270 MW
Burbo Bank Extension (Burbo Bank 2)	England	Ørsted +1	258 MW
Kyle Windfarm	Scotland	AMEC	255 MW
North Nesting Wind, Shetland	Scotland	SSE plc	250 MW
Muckla Moor	Scotland	SSE plc	249 MW
London Array Phase 2	England	London Array Ltd	240 MW
South Kyle Wind Farm	Scotland	Vattenfall	240 MW
Kilgallioch wind farm	Scotland	Scottish Power Renewables	239 MW
Pen Y Cymoedd	Wales	Vattenfall	228 MW
Stronelairg Wind Farm	Scotland	SSE plc	228 MW
Invershin Community Hall - Wind Farm & Battery Storage	Scotland	Garvary Wind Farm Limited	222 MW
Humber Gateway A	England	Balfour Beatty Investments and Equitix. +1	219 MW
Westermost Rough A	England	Ørsted	210 MW
Stornoway Wind Farm (second resubmission)	Scotland	EDF Renewables UK +1	196 MW
Walney 1	England	Ørsted	184 MW
Walney 2	England	Ørsted	184 MW
Tullich Wind Farm	Scotland	Savills	180 MW
Dorenell Wind Farm (Previously Site A and B Scaut Hill)	Scotland	Boralex +1	177 MW
Dorenell Wind Farm (extension)	Scotland	EDF Energy Renewables	175 MW
Clyde Wind Farm Extension (Clyde 2)	Scotland	SSE plc +1	173 MW
Glenshero Wind Farm	Scotland	SIMEC Group +1	168 MW
Griffin Wind farm	Scotland	Green Power	156 MW
Carnedd Wen Wind Farm	Wales	Innogy	150 MW
Corbie Shank	Scotland	Renewable Development Company Ltd	150 MW
Hill of Fare Wind Farm	Scotland	Boralex	150 MW
Ormonde Offshore	England	Vattenfall	150 MW
Lowther Hills (North Lowther Energy Initiative)	Scotland	Buccleuch) +1	147 MW
Fallago Rig	Scotland	EDF Energy Renewables	144 MW
Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase 2a	Scotland	Fred Olsen Renewables	138 MW
Harestanes	Scotland	Scottish Power Renewables	136 MW
Glenmorie Wind Farm	Scotland	Wind Energy	134 MW
Y Bryn Wind Farm	Wales	ESB Limited +1	130 MW
Black Law	Scotland	Scottish Power Renewables	124 MW
Arecleoch Windfarm	Scotland	Scottish Power Renewables	120 MW
Hadyard Hill	Scotland	SSE plc	120 MW
Scoolary	Scotland	British Energy	120 MW
Harelaw Renewable Energy Park	Scotland	Gamesa Energy	117 MW
Broubster Forest	Scotland	SSE plc	116 MW
Sheirdrim Renewable Energy Development - Wind	Scotland	Scottish Power Renewables	114 MW
Bhlaraidh (previously Balmacaan)	Scotland	SSE plc	110 MW
Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2	Scotland	Scottish Power	109 MW
Cromer	England	EDF	108 MW
Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Scheme	England	Ørsted	108 MW
Scarweather Sands	Wales	Energie 2	108 MW
Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 1	Scotland	Scottish Power Renewables	108 MW
Lethans Wind Farm	Scotland	Banks Renewables	106 MW
Ourack	Scotland	Vattenfall	105 MW
Lethen Wind Farm Wind Turbines and Energy Storage	Scotland	Fred Olsen Renewables	102 MW
Llandinam Windfarm Repowering and Extension	Wales	Scottish Power +1	102 MW
Clauchrie Windfarm	Scotland	Scottish Power Renewables	100 MW
Limmer Hill	Scotland	West Coast Energy +1	99 MW
Inner Dowsing	England	XceCo	97.2 MW
Lynn	England	XceCo	97.2 MW
European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) (Aberdeen Bay - Demonstration site)	Scotland	Vattenfall	96.8 MW
Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm	Wales	RWE Innogy UK +1	96 MW
Dunmaglass Wind Farm	Scotland	SSE plc	94 MW
Pairc Windfarm	Scotland	SSE plc	94 MW
Allt Duine Wind Farm	Scotland	RWE Generation	93 MW
Glenkirk	Scotland	Eurus Energy	93 MW
Creag Riabhach Wind Farm	Scotland	ERG	92.4 MW
Farr Wind Farm	Scotland	Innogy	92 MW
Barrow	England	Ørsted	90 MW
Brochloch Rig (formerly Windy Standard II)	Scotland	Fred Olsen Renewables	90 MW
Burbo Bank	England	Ørsted	90 MW
Kentish Flats	England	Vattenfall	90 MW
Rhyl Flats	Wales	RWE Generation	90 MW
Robin Rigg West	Scotland	Powergen	90 MW

By region

Scotland1,140 · 76,257 MW
England784 · 59,559 MW
Wales197 · 7,018 MW

Every wind farm in the United Kingdom, with owners.All 2,121 in one file, each with its capacity and grid status. We research what the public sources leave out.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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.