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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.

Capacity
25.3 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Whiteside Hill Farm (Scotland)
Location
55.3574°, -4.0294°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Operator portfolio

Whiteside Hill Farm (Scotland) operates 1 plants totalling 25 MW

Regional density

232 plants within 100 km, 8,231 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sanquhar Community Windfarm (1.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.357400, -4.029400
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Carbon Footprint

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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