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.
8 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,597. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #35,306 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,330 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
8 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Scottish Power Renewables operates 24 plants totalling 1,143 MW
128 plants within 100 km, 5,528 MW combined
Location
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
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