Rothes is a 51 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Natural Power Consultants. Ranked #111 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 51 MW accounts for 0.17% 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 Rothes 23.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dorenell Wind Farm (177 MW, Wind), Berry Burn (66.7 MW, Wind), and Paul's Hill (64 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km northeast of Inverness.
21 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 264. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #12,986 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,258 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
21 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Natural Power Consultants operates 2 plants totalling 72 MW
161 plants within 100 km, 6,179 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rothes is a wind power plant producing approximately 134 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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