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Connaught Road is a 1.7 MW wind power plant located in the United Kingdom. It is operated by an undisclosed entity and was commissioned in 2023. Ranked #743 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. This plant's 1.7 MW represents 0.01% 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 this facility 705.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Long Mountain (27.6 MW, Wind), Former Maghaberry Airfield (25.7 MW, Solar), and Hillside Solar Farm (25.2 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Northern Ireland, approximately 40 km south of Belfast.

Capacity
1.7 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Scottish Power Renewables
Location
54.7661°, -6.3071°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,597. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #35,306 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,330 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Scottish Power Renewables operates 24 plants totalling 1,143 MW

Regional density

128 plants within 100 km, 5,528 MW combined

Nearest plant: Millar Farm (5.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.766100, -6.307100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Connaught Road is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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