Great Eppleton RO is a 4.1 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by E.ON UK and commissioned in 2015. Ranked #618 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 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 Great Eppleton RO 292.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Hartlepool (1180 MW, Nuclear), Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station (1180 MW, Nuclear), and Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Tyne and Wear, approximately 10 km south of Sunderland.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,982. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #30,573 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,921 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
E.ON UK operates 18 plants totalling 1,834 MW
137 plants within 100 km, 4,560 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Great Eppleton RO is a wind power plant producing approximately 11 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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