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Ray is a 54.4 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Vattenfall. Ranked #105 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Ray's 54.4 MW represents 0.18% of the UK's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the UK is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Ray 22 times smaller. Nearby plants include Middlemoor (54 MW, Wind), Green Rigg (36 MW, Wind), and West Durham Wind Farm (24 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km from Newcastle.

Capacity
54.4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Vattenfall
Location
55.1822°, -2.0714°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 254. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #12,776 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,226 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Vattenfall operates 112 plants totalling 27,957 MW

Regional density

177 plants within 100 km, 8,640 MW combined

Nearest plant: Green Rigg (6.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.182200, -2.071400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Ray is a wind power plant producing approximately 143 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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Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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