Hadyard Hill Wind Farm— 119.6 MW Wind
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.
20 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 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
20 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) operates 50 plants totalling 1,536 MW
183 plants within 100 km, 10,686 MW combined
Location
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
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