Kirkby Moor is a 4.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Npower Renewables. Ranked #583 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility 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 Kirkby Moor 250 times smaller. Nearby plants include Heysham 2 (1230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 Power Station (1150 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Cumbria, approximately 20 km from Lancaster.
11 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,861. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,799 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,827 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Npower Renewables operates 8 plants totalling 122 MW
178 plants within 100 km, 9,596 MW combined
Nearest plant: Furness Wind Farm/High Winds (Harlock Repowering) (5.4 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kirkby Moor 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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