Wind Energy Power Plants in England - South & East

Blood Hill
Location: Norfolk
Operator: E.ON UK Renewables
Configuration: 10 X 225-kW V27
Operation: 1992
WTG supplier: Vestas
Quick facts: This wind farm in West Somerset was developed and built by Econet Ltd and sold to E.ON. It took less than 4mos to construct.

Photograph courtesy of E.ON UK
Posted 17 Apr 2010

Goonhilly Downs
Location: Cornwall
Operator: Cornwall Light & Power Co Ltd
Configuration: 14 X 400-kW WD34
Operation: 1993
WTG supplier: Vestas
Quick facts: This site is on the Lizard Peninsula. CLP has proposed to repower the site and bring capacity to 15 MW. The existing turbines are on 32m towers.

Photograph courtesy of Cornwall Light & Power
Posted 16 Jul 2008

Stags Holt
Location: Cambridgeshire
Operator: E.ON UK Renewables
Configuration: 9 X 2-MW V80
Operation: 2007
WTG supplier: Vestas
Quick facts: This wind farm was completed in Sep 2007 after about 1yr of construction.

Photograph courtesy of E.ON UK
Posted 14 Nov 2007

St Breock
Location: Cornwall
Operator: E.ON UK Renewables
Configuration: 11 X 500-kW
Operation: 1994
WTG supplier: Bonus
Quick facts: St Breock wind farm is located on St Breock Downs 3km south of Wadebridge. The wind turbines are on a ridge approximately 200m above sea level and adjacent to several ancient monuments, including the St Breock Downs monolith.

Photograph courtesy of E.ON UK
Posted 28 Dec 2006

Abbreviations

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 07-Apr-2013

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