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Myres Hill is a 1.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by National Energy Laboratories (NEL). Ranked #734 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.01% of the country'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 Myres Hill 666 times smaller. Nearby plants include Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind), Whitelee (322 MW, Wind), and Whitelee 2 (217.02 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 20 km from Glasgow.

Capacity
1.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
National Energy Laboratories (NEL)
Location
55.6919°, -4.2790°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,553. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #35,026 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,299 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

National Energy Laboratories (NEL) operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

250 plants within 100 km, 8,869 MW combined

Nearest plant: Whitelee (1.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.691900, -4.279000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Myres Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 5 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

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Total Plants
155.3 GW
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