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Swaffham II is a 1.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Ecotricity. Ranked #734 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 0.01% 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 Swaffham II 666.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Westermost Rough (210 MW, Wind), West Raynham (49.9 MW, Solar), and Snetterton Biomass Plant (44.2 MW, Biomass). The facility is situated in Norfolk, approximately 150 km northeast of London.

Capacity
1.8 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Ecotricity
Location
52.6577°, 0.7007°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,553. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #35,023 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,299 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Ecotricity operates 13 plants totalling 70 MW

Regional density

319 plants within 100 km, 15,578 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ecotech (1.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.657700, 0.700700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Swaffham II is a wind power plant producing approximately 5 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

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Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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