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Worksopp is a 2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Ecotricity. Ranked #717 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 2 MW accounts for 0.01% 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 this facility 600 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Drax Power Station (3,960 MW, Biomass), West Burton (2,012 MW, Coal), and Cottam (2,008 MW, Coal). The facility is located in England, approximately 40 km northeast of Sheffield.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Ecotricity
Location
53.2998°, -1.0757°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,423. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #33,914 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,194 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Ecotricity operates 13 plants totalling 70 MW

Regional density

452 plants within 100 km, 36,220 MW combined

Nearest plant: Walkers Wood Solar Park (5.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.299800, -1.075700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Worksopp is a wind power plant producing approximately 5 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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