Tow Law is a 2.3 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by RWE npower. Ranked #697 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 2.3 MW represents 0.01% 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 Tow Law 521.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal), Ray (54.4 MW, Wind), and Hawthorn Pit BESS (49.9 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in County Durham, approximately 20 km from Newcastle upon Tyne.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,349. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #33,414 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,151 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
RWE npower operates 24 plants totalling 1,858 MW
154 plants within 100 km, 4,673 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Tow Law is a wind power plant producing approximately 6 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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