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Whittlesey is a 9 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by REG Windpower. Ranked #446 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 9 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 Whittlesey 133.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Spalding (880 MW, Gas) and Sutton Bridge (819 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Cambridgeshire, approximately 30 km from Peterborough.

Capacity
9 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power)
Location
52.5580°, -0.1719°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,103. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,359 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power) operates 7 plants totalling 37 MW

Regional density

474 plants within 100 km, 22,722 MW combined

Nearest plant: Black Bush Farm (1.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.558000, -0.171900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Whittlesey is a wind power plant producing approximately 24 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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