Eglish Mountain is a 13.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by ESB (Northern Wind Power). Ranked #343 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility contributes 0.04% of the 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 Eglish Mountain 87 times smaller. Nearby plants include Coolkeeragh (408 MW, Gas), Coolkeeragh Power Station (400 MW, Gas), and Slieve Kirk (73.6 MW, Wind). The facility is located in County Londonderry, approximately 50 km from Derry.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 834. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #21,924 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,664 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
ESB (Northern Wind Power) operates 2 plants totalling 26 MW
127 plants within 100 km, 5,642 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Eglish Mountain is a wind power plant producing approximately 36 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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