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Fairfield is a 6.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Windprospect. Ranked #522 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.02% 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 Fairfield 184 times smaller. Nearby plants include Fellside CHP (180 MW, Cogeneration), Robin Rigg Wind Farm (174 MW, Wind), and Robin Rigg West (90 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Cumbria, approximately 40 km from Carlisle.

Capacity
6.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Windprospect
Location
54.5788°, -3.5204°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,339. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,004 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,637 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Windprospect operates 3 plants totalling 12 MW

Regional density

135 plants within 100 km, 9,524 MW combined

Nearest plant: Potato Pot (2.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.578800, -3.520400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Fairfield is a wind power plant producing approximately 17 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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Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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