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Hill of Lybster is a 4.9 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Fivestone Ltd since its commissioning. Ranked #582 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 4.9 MW represents 0.02% 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 Hill of Lybster 245 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Strathy North (67.65 MW, Wind), Baillie (52.5 MW, Wind), and Camster (50 MW, Wind). The plant is located in the Highland region, approximately 40 km from the nearest major city, Inverness.

Capacity
4.9 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Fivestone Ltd (subsidiary of Abbey Produce)
Location
58.6024°, -3.6881°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,843. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #29,667 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,826 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Fivestone Ltd (subsidiary of Abbey Produce) operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

57 plants within 100 km, 3,028 MW combined

Nearest plant: Baillie (3.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 58.602400, -3.688100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Hill of Lybster is a wind power plant producing approximately 13 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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3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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