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Wind Power Stations Constructed in England as at May 2001

  Developer Date
started
Cap
(kW)
No. IC
(MW)
Ht
(m)
Elev
(m)
Grid 
Ref
Landscape
S & W England                  
Delabole Windelectric 12.91 400 10 4.0 49.0 250 SX
 088 855
Coastal, sloping in-bye
Carland Cross RES 8.92 400 15 6.0 47.0 150 SW 
845 545
Near coast, rolling in-bye
Goonhilly C,wall Lt & Pr 4.93 400 14 5.6 47.0 90 SW
 730 200
Coastal, heathland plateau
Cold Northcott NWP 4.93 300 22 6.8 41.5 230 SX
 220 850
Inland, rolling in-bye
St Breock Ecogen 7.94 450 11 4.9 53.5 210 SW
 970 680
Near coast, rolling in-bye
Four Burrows New World Pr 3.95 300 15 4.5 45.5 140 SW 
760 482
Near coast, in-bye plateau
Treculliacks Windpower Co 98? 600 1 0.6   180 SW
 718 311
Near coast, rolling in-bye
Lynch Knoll Western Wpwr 12.96 500 1 0.5 62.0 225 SO
 816 004
Nr crest of Cotswolds, arable plat
S & W England total 8     89 32.9      
                   
N & E England                  
Haverigg 1 Windcluster 8.92 225 5 1.1 43.5 10 SD 
133 791
Coastal plain at foot of hills
Blood Hill New Generation 12.92 225 10 2.2 43.5 22 TG
 477 190
Coastal, flat arable land
Coal Clough RES 12.92 400 24 9.6 47.0 350 SD
 890 280
Inland rolling in-bye , moorland
Chelker Yorks Water 1.93 300 4 1.2 41.5 230 SE
 060 515
Inland, ridge at moorland edge
Blyth Harbour Border Wind 1.93 300 9 2.7 42.5 0 NZ
 325 810
Seaport harbour breakwater
Ovendon Moor Yorks Windpower 6.93 400 23 9.2 49.0 440 SE
 043 309
Inland, moorland plateau
Kirkby Moor NWP 8.93 400 12 4.8 42.5 300 SD
 260 830
Near coast, moorland hilltop
Royd Moor Yorks Windpower 11.93 450 13 5.9 53.5 320 SE
 220 040
Ridge below moorland edge
Caton Moor New World Pr 12.94 300 10 3.0 42.5 250 SD
 570 630
Near coast, sloping moorside
Siddick/Oldside Windcluster 11.96 600 16 9.6 61.0 10 NX
 997 311
Coastal, industrialised context
Harlock Hill The Wind Co 1.97 500 5 2.5 53.5 220 SD
 253 795
Nr coast, ridge below moorland
Great Eppleton Border Wind 1.97 750 4 3.0 72.0 150 NZ
 365 484
Nr coast undulating arable land
Haverigg 2 (ext) The Wind Co 7.98 600 4 2.4 0 SD
 133 791
Coastal plain at foot of hills
Seaforth Docks Mersey D & H 3.99 600 6 3.6 72.0 0 SJ
 315 965
Industrialised urban seafront
Askam Wind Prospect 7.99 660 7 4.6 63.5 180 SD
 231 772
Near Coast, slope of ridge
Swaffham Next Generation 8.99 1500 1 1.5 100.0 70 TF
 807 097
Town edge rolling farmland
Winscales Western Wpwr 12.99 660 3 2.0   90 NY
 034 272
Rising ground near coast
Great Orton 2 Cumbria Wfms 1.00 660 6 4.0   70 NY
 310 530
Near coast, undulating in-bye
Lowca Wind Prospect 3.00 660 7 4.6   50 NX
 983 235
Rising ground on coast edge
Kirkheaton Border Wind 5.00 600 3 1.8 66.0 230 NZ
 009 769
Crest of rolling farmland
Somerton Next Generation 7.00 1500 1 1.5 100.0 20 TG
 470 190
Coastal flat arable land
Lambrigg NWP 9.00 1300 5 6.5 74.0 330 SD
 588 936
Foothills w fellside backdrop
N & E ENGLAND
total
22     178 87.3        
                   
England total 30     267 ####        
                   
England
-Offshore
Blyth Offshore ### 2000 2 4.0 91.0 0 NZ
 340 810
Off urban coast; Blyth Harbour 1km
Data collated from various published sources by Geoffrey Sinclair, Environment Information Services,
 Glebe House, Martletwy, Narberth, Pembrokeshire SA67 8AS   tel: 01834 891331
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The highest turbine is 100m. in total height and is a single machine at Swaffham, Norfolk. The highest in a multi turbine installation is 74 m. at Lambrigg, Cumbria.

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