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Lynemouth is a 26 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish Power Renewables. Ranked #197 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 26 MW represents 0.08% of the United Kingdom'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 Lynemouth 46 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal), Middlemoor (54 MW, Wind), and Hawthorn Pit BESS (49.9 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Northumberland, approximately 15 km from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Capacity
26 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Scottish Power Renewables
Location
55.2016°, -1.5396°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 489. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #17,503 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,836 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Scottish Power Renewables operates 24 plants totalling 1,143 MW

Regional density

135 plants within 100 km, 4,952 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lynemouth power station (1.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.201600, -1.539600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Lynemouth is a wind power plant producing approximately 68 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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