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Carno 'A'and 'B' Wind Farm (Extension)15.6 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Carno 'A' and 'B' Wind Farm (Extension) is a 15.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by RWE npower. Ranked #310 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 15.6 MW represents 0.05% of the United Kingdom'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 this facility 77 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Ffestiniog Power Station (360 MW, Hydro) and Cefn Croes (59 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 40 km south of Wrexham.

Capacity
15.6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
RWE npower
Location
52.5423°, -3.5792°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 747. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #21,082 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,539 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

RWE npower operates 24 plants totalling 1,858 MW

Regional density

196 plants within 100 km, 11,352 MW combined

Nearest plant: Carno wind farm (1.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.542300, -3.579200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Carno 'A'and 'B' Wind Farm (Extension) is a wind power plant producing approximately 41 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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