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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.

Capacity
30 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
PowerGen and Natural Power
Location
55.7046°, -3.0677°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Operator portfolio

PowerGen and Natural Power operates 1 plants totalling 30 MW

Regional density

221 plants within 100 km, 8,217 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bowbeat (Emly Bank) (4.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.704600, -3.067700
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Carbon Footprint

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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