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Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm59.8 MW Wind

WindRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm is a 59.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by RWE npower. This facility is part of 819 wind plants in the UK, which together have a total capacity of 30,806 MW. Commissioned in 2010, it accounts for 0.19% of the country's wind capacity. Ranked #98 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Little Cheyne Court's 59.8 MW is significantly smaller than the largest wind plant, Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord, which has a capacity of 1,200 MW, making this facility 20 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dungeness B power station (1,120 MW, Nuclear), Dungeness B (1,050 MW, Nuclear), and Cleve Hill Battery Storage (150 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Kent, approximately 60 km from London.

Capacity
59.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2008

18 years old

Owner
ScottishPower Renewables
Location
50.9625°, 0.8203°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 239. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #12,491 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,177 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

18 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

ScottishPower Renewables operates 15 plants totalling 1,635 MW

Regional density

212 plants within 100 km, 26,773 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sycamore Farm (5.1 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: 50.962500, 0.820278
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 157 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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