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Dersalloch is a 69 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish Power Renewables. Ranked #75 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 69 MW represents 0.22% 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 Dersalloch 17.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hunterston B (965 MW, Nuclear), Hunterston B nuclear power station (965 MW, Nuclear), and Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 40 km southwest of Glasgow.

Capacity
69 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Scottish Power Renewables
Location
55.3043°, -4.4882°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 211. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #11,813 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,069 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
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

205 plants within 100 km, 10,345 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hadyard Hill Wind Farm (16.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.304300, -4.488200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Dersalloch is a wind power plant producing approximately 181 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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