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Kentish Flats is a 90 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Vattenfall since its commissioning. Ranked #62 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 0.29% 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 Kentish Flats 13.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Grain CHP (1,404 MW, Cogeneration), Medway Power Station (755 MW, Gas), and Medway (700 MW, Gas). The facility is located approximately 50 km from London in the South East region.

Capacity
90 MW
Commissioning Year
2005

21 years old

Owner
Vattenfall
Location
51.4606°, 1.0938°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 191. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #10,694 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #904 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.06% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

21 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Vattenfall operates 112 plants totalling 27,957 MW

Regional density

253 plants within 100 km, 31,769 MW combined

Nearest plant: Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.460600, 1.093800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Kentish Flats is a wind power plant producing approximately 237 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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