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Westnewton is a 6.2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom. Ranked #531 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 6.2 MW accounts for 0.02% 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 Westnewton 193 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Fellside CHP (180 MW, Cogeneration), Robin Rigg Wind Farm (174 MW, Wind), and Robin Rigg West (90 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Cumbria, approximately 40 km southwest of Carlisle.

Capacity
6.2 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
Scottish Power Renewables
Location
54.7795°, -3.3463°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,375. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,225 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,664 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Scottish Power Renewables operates 24 plants totalling 1,143 MW

Regional density

142 plants within 100 km, 10,078 MW combined

Nearest plant: Aspatria (1.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.779500, -3.346300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Westnewton is a wind power plant producing approximately 16 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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