Roughside Hill is a 30 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by PowerGen and Natural Power since its commissioning. Ranked #164 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Roughside Hill contributes 0.1% 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 Roughside Hill 40 times smaller. Nearby plants include Fallago Rig (144 MW, Wind) and Longpark (38 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km south of Edinburgh.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 437. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #16,426 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,476 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
PowerGen and Natural Power operates 1 plants totalling 30 MW
221 plants within 100 km, 8,217 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Roughside Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 79 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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