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Wear Point is an 8.2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by John Laing. Ranked #465 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 8.2 MW represents 0.03% 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 Wear Point 146 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Pembroke Power Station (2,199 MW, Gas), Pembroke B Power Station (2,181 MW, Gas), and Pembroke (2,180 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 40 km west of Swansea.

Capacity
8.2 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
John Laing
Location
51.7021°, -4.9965°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,166. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #25,689 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,448 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

John Laing operates 6 plants totalling 68 MW

Regional density

113 plants within 100 km, 8,257 MW combined

Nearest plant: Pembroke (2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.702100, -4.996500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Wear Point is a wind power plant producing approximately 22 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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