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Millennium is a 65 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by West Coast Energy Ltd/Falck Renewables. Ranked #84 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 65 MW represents 0.21% 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 Millennium 18.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Foyers Power Station (300 MW, Hydro) and Stronelairg Wind Farm (228 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 30 km south of Inverness.

Capacity
65 MW
Commissioning Year
2008

18 years old

Owner
West Coast Energy Ltd/Falck Renewables
Location
57.1552°, -4.8836°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 221. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #12,019 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,117 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

West Coast Energy Ltd/Falck Renewables operates 1 plants totalling 65 MW

Regional density

128 plants within 100 km, 3,889 MW combined

Nearest plant: Millennium Extension (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 57.155200, -4.883600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Millennium is a wind power plant producing approximately 171 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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