Sober Hill is a 12.3 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by West Coast Energy. Ranked #363 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 12.3 MW represents 0.04% 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 Sober Hill 97.56 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Drax Power Station (3,960 MW, Biomass), Drax (1,980 MW, Coal), and VPI Immingham (1,240 MW, Cogeneration). The facility is located in Yorkshire and the Humber, approximately 200 km southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 887. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,413 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,740 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
West Coast Energy operates 4 plants totalling 35 MW
287 plants within 100 km, 31,822 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sober Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 32 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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