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Rhyl Flats Wind Farm90 MW Wind

WindRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Rhyl Flats Wind Farm is a 90 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom. Ranked #62 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 90 MW accounts for 0.29% 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 Rhyl Flats 13.33 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Gwynt y Mor (576 MW, Wind) and Ffestiniog Power Station (360 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 30 km west of Chester.

Capacity
90 MW
Commissioning Year
2009

17 years old

Owner
DONG Energy
Location
53.3798°, -3.6494°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 191. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #10,694 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #904 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.06% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

17 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

DONG Energy operates 11 plants totalling 2,974 MW

Regional density

220 plants within 100 km, 23,511 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rhyl Flats (0.7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 53.379827, -3.649383
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Rhyl Flats Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 237 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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