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Dalswinton is a 30.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Airtricity Scotland. Ranked #161 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 30.8 MW represents 0.1% 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 Dalswinton 39 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Clyde Wind Farm (350 MW, Wind), Robin Rigg Wind Farm (174 MW, Wind), and Clyde Wind Farm Extension (Clyde 2) (172.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km from Glasgow.

Capacity
30.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2005

21 years old

Owner
Airtricity Scotland
Location
55.1841°, -3.6506°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 433. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #16,359 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,446 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

21 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Airtricity Scotland operates 1 plants totalling 31 MW

Regional density

213 plants within 100 km, 8,086 MW combined

Nearest plant: Harestanes (7.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.184100, -3.650600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Dalswinton is a wind power plant producing approximately 81 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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