Wether Hill is an 18.2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish Power/CRE Energy. Ranked #272 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Wether Hill's 18.2 MW accounts for 0.06% 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 Wether Hill 66 times smaller. Nearby plants include Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind), Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2 (109 MW, Wind), and Kype Muir Wind Farm (88.4 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km from Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 670. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,270 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,368 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Scottish Power/CRE Energy operates 1 plants totalling 18 MW
218 plants within 100 km, 8,066 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wether Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 48 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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