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Burnfoot Hill is a 30.1 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by EDF Energies Nouvelles since its commissioning. Ranked #163 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Burnfoot Hill's capacity represents 0.1% 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 Burnfoot Hill 39.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Griffin (188.6 MW, Wind), Black Law Wind Farm (188 MW, Wind), and Black Law (124.2 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km from Edinburgh.

Capacity
30.1 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
EDF Energies Nouvelles
Location
56.2091°, -3.7728°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 436. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #16,422 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,470 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

EDF Energies Nouvelles operates 15 plants totalling 753 MW

Regional density

252 plants within 100 km, 10,766 MW combined

Nearest plant: Burnfoot Hill Extension (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 56.209100, -3.772800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Burnfoot Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 79 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

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Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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