Great Orton is a 4 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Cumbria Wind Farms. Ranked #623 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Great Orton's 4 MW accounts for 0.01% of the UK's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the UK is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Great Orton 300 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Steven's Croft (50 MW, Cogeneration), Lochay (46 MW, Hydro), and Minsca (36.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Cumbria, approximately 100 km southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,999. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #30,664 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,931 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Cumbria Wind Farms operates 2 plants totalling 9 MW
162 plants within 100 km, 8,928 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Great Orton 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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