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St John Hill is a 7.7 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Auquhirie Land Company Ltd since its commissioning. Ranked #483 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility contributes 0.02% 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 St John Hill 155 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) at 93.2 MW, Mid Hill at 75.9 MW, and Mid Hill I at 57.5 MW. The plant is located in Aberdeenshire, approximately 20 km south of Aberdeen.

Capacity
7.7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Auquhirie Land Company Ltd
Location
56.8935°, -2.2724°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,223. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #26,216 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,540 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Auquhirie Land Company Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW

Regional density

121 plants within 100 km, 5,163 MW combined

Nearest plant: St. Johns Hill (0.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 56.893500, -2.272400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

St John Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 20 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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