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Potato Pot is a 7.2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Capital Dynamics. Ranked #498 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 7.2 MW accounts for 0.02% 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 Potato Pot 166.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Fellside CHP (180 MW, Cogeneration), Robin Rigg Wind Farm (174 MW, Wind), and Robin Rigg West (90 MW, Wind). The facility is located in England, approximately 40 km south of Carlisle.

Capacity
7.2 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Capital Dynamics
Location
54.6027°, -3.5031°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,266. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #26,501 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,574 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Capital Dynamics operates 5 plants totalling 180 MW

Regional density

134 plants within 100 km, 9,518 MW combined

Nearest plant: Distington Landfill (0.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.602700, -3.503100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Potato Pot is a wind power plant producing approximately 19 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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