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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.

Capacity
12.3 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
West Coast Energy
Location
53.8349°, -0.5967°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Operator portfolio

West Coast Energy operates 4 plants totalling 35 MW

Regional density

287 plants within 100 km, 31,822 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sancton Hill Wind Farm (1.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.834900, -0.596700
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Carbon Footprint

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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