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Black Law 2 is a 55.42 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish Power Renewables. Ranked #104 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Black Law 2 accounts for 0.18% 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 Black Law 2 21.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Clyde Wind Farm (350 MW, Wind) and Black Law Wind Farm (188 MW, Wind). The facility is located in South Lanarkshire, approximately 30 km south of Glasgow.

Capacity
55.42 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Scottish Power Renewables
Location
55.7622°, -3.7626°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 253. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #12,701 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,218 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Scottish Power Renewables operates 24 plants totalling 1,143 MW

Regional density

253 plants within 100 km, 11,046 MW combined

Nearest plant: Black Law Wind Farm (1.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.762200, -3.762600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Black Law 2 is a wind power plant producing approximately 146 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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