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Holmside is a 2.75 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by E.On. Ranked #657 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Holmside's capacity accounts for 0.01% of the UK’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 Holmside 0.0023 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lynemouth power station at 420 MW (Coal), Ray at 54.4 MW (Wind), and Hawthorn Pit BESS at 49.9 MW (Unknown). The facility is located in Northumberland, approximately 20 km from the nearest major city, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Capacity
2.75 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
E.On
Location
54.8471°, -1.6776°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,236. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #32,769 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,079 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

E.On operates 9 plants totalling 311 MW

Regional density

147 plants within 100 km, 4,634 MW combined

Nearest plant: Langley (2.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.847100, -1.677600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Holmside 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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