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Hadyard Hill Wind Farm119.6 MW Wind

WindRenewableVerified: Mar 2026

Hadyard Hill is a 119.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) and commissioned in 2012. Ranked #51 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 119.6 MW represents 0.39% 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 Hadyard Hill 10 times smaller. Nearby plants include Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind), Kilgallioch Wind Farm (239 MW, Wind), and Whitelee 2 (217.02 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km south of Glasgow.

Capacity
119.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2006

20 years old

Owner
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
Location
55.2568°, -4.7319°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 167. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #9,384 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #635 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.08% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

20 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) operates 50 plants totalling 1,536 MW

Regional density

183 plants within 100 km, 10,686 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hadyard Hill Wind Farm (1.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.256800, -4.731900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Hadyard Hill Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 314 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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