Penny Hill Lane is a 19.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Banks Renewables. It was commissioned in 2015. Ranked #260 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 19.8 MW represents 0.06% 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 Penny Hill Lane 60 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km 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 south of Leeds.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 634. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #19,924 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,296 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Banks Renewables operates 10 plants totalling 223 MW
448 plants within 100 km, 34,939 MW combined
Nearest plant: Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (5.4 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Penny Hill Lane is a wind power plant producing approximately 52 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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