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Lowca Wind Farm

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Lowca Near Workington Cumbria, Cumbria

Lowca Wind Farm is a 4.7 MW onshore wind project in North West. The applicant or operator on record is Windprospect. It is recorded as operational since April 2000. The determining authority is Cumberland, reference 4/98/0486.…

Operational Β· Since 2000
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJun 1998 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMar 1999 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingApr 2000 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Status in the official register: Operational.

Official register: July 2026

Recorded status: Operational. Source record updated 2009-06-23.

Registered planning capacity; not measured generation.

DESNZ source publication Β· Search the full register Β· Definitions and coverage

4.700 MW
Registered Capacity
2000
Commissioned

πŸ“‹ Project Overview

Lowca Wind Farm is a 4.7 MW onshore wind project in North West. The applicant or operator on record is Windprospect. It is recorded as operational since April 2000. The determining authority is Cumberland, reference 4/98/0486.

Site Schematic

NORTH WEST Β· ? turbines Β· ? kmΒ²

Schematic diagram β€” not to scale. Illustrative layout based on project specifications.

πŸ”§ Technical Specifications

Capacity (MW)4.700 MW

πŸ”Œ Grid Connection & Infrastructure

🏒 Development & Ownership

DeveloperWindprospect
Owner / operatorWindprospect
Year consented1999
Commissioned / target2000
LocationLowca Near Workington Cumbria, Cumbria
RegionNorth West
Coordinates54.5973684Β°N, 3.5710105Β°W

Additional published register fields

Registered technologyWind Onshore
Turbine Capacity (MW)0.67
No. of Turbines7

πŸ“… Project Timeline

1998-06-26
1999-03-19
2000-04-01