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Butterwick Moor Circuit 210.25 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Butterwick Moor Circuit 2 is a 10.25 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom. Ranked #397 of 819 wind plants in the UK, Butterwick Moor Circuit 2's capacity represents 0.03% of the country's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the UK is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making this facility 117 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Hartlepool (1,180 MW, Nuclear), Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station (1,180 MW, Nuclear), and Teesport Renewable Energy Plant (299 MW, Unknown). The plant is located in the North East region, approximately 10 km from Hartlepool.

Capacity
10.25 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
54.6652°, -1.3750°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 994. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #23,650 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,081 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Regional density

153 plants within 100 km, 4,609 MW combined

Nearest plant: Walkway (1.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.665200, -1.375000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Butterwick Moor Circuit 2 is a wind power plant producing approximately 27 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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