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Bears Down is a 9.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Natural Power. Ranked #423 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Bears Down accounts for 0.03% of the country's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the United Kingdom is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Bears Down 125 times smaller. Nearby plants include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Carland Cross RP (20 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 15 km from the city of Truro.

Capacity
9.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
Natural Power
Location
50.4703°, -4.9556°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,061. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #24,852 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,296 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Natural Power operates 17 plants totalling 55 MW

Regional density

190 plants within 100 km, 3,206 MW combined

Nearest plant: Denzell Downs Windfarm (0.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 50.470300, -4.955600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Bears Down is a wind power plant producing approximately 25 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
United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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