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.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 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
John Laing operates 6 plants totalling 68 MW
113 plants within 100 km, 8,257 MW combined
Location
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
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