Meentycat is a 72 MW wind power plant in Ireland, operated by SSE Renewables since 2005. Ranked #3 of 38 wind plants in Ireland, Meentycat represents 5.59% of the country's total wind capacity of 1,287 MW. The largest wind plant in Ireland is Knockacummer 1 at 87 MW, making Meentycat 1.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include Pollnalaght (Cornavarrow) (38.4 MW, Wind), Tievenameenta (34.5 MW, Wind), and Curraghamulkin (Dooish Wind Farm) (30 MW, Wind). The facility is located in County Donegal, approximately 200 km from Dublin.
21 years old
Ireland, Europe
- 23. largest of 59 plants in Ireland
- #11,616 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,046 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.84% of the installed capacity of Ireland
21 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
SSE Renewables operates 7 plants totalling 325 MW
85 plants within 100 km, 2,066 MW combined
Source: Irish Wind Energy Association
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Meentycat is a wind power plant producing approximately 189 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Wind
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Ireland- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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