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Kiln Pit Hill is a 14 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Npower Renewables. Ranked #337 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.05% of the country's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind facility in the United Kingdom is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Kiln Pit Hill 85.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal), Ray (54.4 MW, Wind), and Green Rigg (36 MW, Wind). The plant is situated in Northumberland, approximately 20 km from Newcastle upon Tyne.

Capacity
14 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Npower Renewables
Location
54.8860°, -1.9144°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 813. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #21,743 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,635 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Npower Renewables operates 8 plants totalling 122 MW

Regional density

154 plants within 100 km, 4,781 MW combined

Nearest plant: Boundary Lane (4.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.886000, -1.914400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Kiln Pit Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 37 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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