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Carcant Wind Farm is a 6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Greencoat UK Wind. Ranked #535 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Carcant's 6 MW accounts for 0.02% 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 Carcant 200 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Fallago Rig (144 MW, Wind) and Markinch CHP (65 MW, Cogeneration). The facility is situated in the Scottish Borders region, approximately 30 km from Edinburgh.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Greencoat UK Wind
Location
55.7648°, -3.0176°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,393. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,673 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Greencoat UK Wind operates 14 plants totalling 309 MW

Regional density

216 plants within 100 km, 8,137 MW combined

Nearest plant: Roughside Hill (7.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.764800, -3.017600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Carcant Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 16 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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