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High Sharpley is a 2.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by REG Windpower since its commissioning. Ranked #663 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, High Sharpley represents 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 High Sharpley 461.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hartlepool (1,180 MW, Nuclear), Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station (1,180 MW, Nuclear), and Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Northumberland, approximately 60 km south of Newcastle.

Capacity
2.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light & Power)
Location
54.8403°, -1.3375°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,256. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #32,889 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,087 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light & Power) operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

133 plants within 100 km, 4,525 MW combined

Nearest plant: South Sharpley Wind Farm (4.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.840300, -1.337500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

High Sharpley is a wind power plant producing approximately 7 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
GasWindNuclearCoal
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