Cold Northcott is a 6.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by EDF Energies Nouvelles. Ranked #521 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it 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 Cold Northcott 181.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), and Canworthy Water (41 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the South West region, approximately 30 km from the city of Truro.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,334. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #26,948 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,630 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
EDF Energies Nouvelles operates 15 plants totalling 753 MW
222 plants within 100 km, 3,363 MW combined
Nearest plant: Otterham Down Wind Farm (Resubmission) (6.3 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cold Northcott is a wind power plant producing approximately 17 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
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