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Scout Moor Wind Farm65 MW Wind

WindRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Scout Moor Wind Farm is a 65 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, commissioned in 2007. Ranked #84 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Scout Moor's 65 MW accounts for 0.21% 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 Scout Moor 18.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Carrington (900 MW, Gas), Carrington Power Station (884 MW, Gas), and Fiddlers Ferry Battery Storage (150 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Greater Manchester, approximately 20 km west of Manchester city center.

Capacity
65 MW
Commissioning Year
2007

19 years old

Owner
United Utilities
Location
53.6594°, -2.2519°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 221. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #12,022 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,117 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

19 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

United Utilities operates 4 plants totalling 77 MW

Regional density

376 plants within 100 km, 29,448 MW combined

Nearest plant: Scout Moor (1.5 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: 53.659400, -2.251940
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Scout Moor Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 171 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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