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Orton Park Farm is a 1.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Orton Park Wind Energy. Commissioned in an unspecified year, it contributes to the growing renewable energy sector. Ranked #748 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Orton Park Farm's 1.6 MW represents 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 Orton Park Farm 750 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Steven's Croft (50 MW, Cogeneration), Minsca (36.8 MW, Wind), and Beck Burn (31 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Cumbria, approximately 100 km south of Glasgow.

Capacity
1.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Orton Park Wind Energy
Location
54.8690°, -3.0067°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,617. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,358 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Orton Park Wind Energy operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

168 plants within 100 km, 8,976 MW combined

Nearest plant: Land between Orton Park Farm (1.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.869000, -3.006700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Orton Park Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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