Park Spring is an 8.55 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by EDF Energy Renewables. Ranked #458 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.03% 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 Park Spring 140 times smaller. Nearby plants include Drax Power Station (3,960 MW, Biomass), Drax (1,980 MW, Coal), and Eggborough (1,960 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Yorkshire, approximately 50 km from Leeds.
8 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,141. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,510 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,419 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
8 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
EDF Energy Renewables operates 6 plants totalling 292 MW
423 plants within 100 km, 34,807 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Park Spring is a wind power plant producing approximately 22 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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