Whiteside Hill is a 25.3 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Whiteside Hill Farm and commissioned in 2016. Ranked #207 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 0.08% 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 Whiteside Hill 47.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind), Whitelee (322 MW, Wind), and Whitelee 2 (217.02 MW, Wind). The plant is located in Scotland, approximately 20 km from Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 504. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,668 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,889 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Whiteside Hill Farm (Scotland) operates 1 plants totalling 25 MW
232 plants within 100 km, 8,231 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Whiteside Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 66 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
Nearby Power Plants
See Incorrect or Missing Data?
Help us improve our database by reporting any corrections or updates. Your contribution helps keep our global power plant data accurate and up-to-date.