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North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm60 MW Wind

WindRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm is a 60 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Npower Limited and commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #93 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 60 MW represents 0.19% of the UK'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 this facility 20 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Connah's Quay Power Station (1380 MW, Gas), Connahs Quay Power Station (1380 MW, Gas), and Connahs Quay (1380 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 40 km from the nearest major city.

Capacity
60 MW
Commissioning Year
2003

23 years old

Owner
Npower Limited
Location
53.4178°, -3.4481°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 232. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #12,271 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,161 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

23 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Npower Limited operates 1 plants totalling 60 MW

Regional density

249 plants within 100 km, 23,802 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gwynt y Mor (12.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 53.417809, -3.448058
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 158 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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