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Minsca is a 36.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Airtricity and commissioned in 2005. Ranked #141 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 36.8 MW represents 0.12% 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 Minsca 32.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Clyde Wind Farm (350 MW, Wind), Robin Rigg Wind Farm (174 MW, Wind), and Clyde Wind Farm Extension (Clyde 2) (172.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in South Lanarkshire, approximately 50 km south of Glasgow.

Capacity
36.8 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Airtricity
Location
55.1221°, -3.3529°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 381. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #15,634 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,272 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Airtricity operates 5 plants totalling 159 MW

Regional density

197 plants within 100 km, 6,152 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ewe Hill II (2.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.122100, -3.352900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Minsca is a wind power plant producing approximately 97 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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Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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