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Middle Muir Wind Farm51 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Middle Muir Wind Farm is a 51 MW wind power facility in the United Kingdom, operated by Banks Renewables. Ranked #111 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. This plant's 51 MW represents 0.17% 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 Middle Muir Wind Farm 23.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Clyde Wind Farm (350 MW, Wind), Black Law Wind Farm (188 MW, Wind), and Clyde Wind Farm Extension (Clyde 2) (172.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km south of Glasgow.

Capacity
51 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Banks Renewables
Location
55.5129°, -3.8040°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 264. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #12,986 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,258 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Banks Renewables operates 10 plants totalling 223 MW

Regional density

260 plants within 100 km, 9,116 MW combined

Nearest plant: Andershaw (2.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.512900, -3.804000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Middle Muir Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 134 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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