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Octary Β· UK wind farms

Orsted: wind farms in the UK

Every operating wind farm in the UK government's register of power stations, onshore and offshore, with its capacity, operator and location. Each site page merges the government's operating record with its planning history where the two match.

Matching sites16
Capacity6,238 MW
Onshore43812,904 MW
Offshore5016,548 MW

Planning, consented, under-construction and stopped projects open in the project pipeline.

UK wind farms
488 sites29.5 GW installed

Largest matching sites by capacity

  1. Hornsea 021,386 MW
  2. Hornsea 011,218 MW
  3. Race Bank573 MW
  4. West of Duddon Sands389 MW
  5. Walney 01368 MW

Map: orsted: wind farms in the UK

16 sites mapped
OnshoreOffshore Circle size shows capacity. The filters below narrow the map and the list together.
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SiteCapacityStageTypeRegionOperator
Hornsea 02 1,386 MW Operating Offshore Yorkshire and the Humber Orsted
Hornsea 01 1,218 MW Operating Offshore Yorkshire and the Humber Orsted
Race Bank 573 MW Operating Offshore East of England Orsted
West of Duddon Sands 389 MW Operating Offshore North West Orsted
Walney 01 368 MW Operating Offshore North West Orsted
Walney 02 368 MW Operating Offshore North West Orsted
Walney 03 330 MW Operating Offshore North West Orsted
Walney 04 329 MW Operating Offshore North West Orsted
Lincs 270 MW Operating Offshore East Midlands Orsted
Burbo Extension 259 MW Operating Offshore North West Orsted
Westermost Rough 210 MW Operating Offshore Yorkshire and the Humber Orsted
Gunfleet Sands 01 173 MW Operating Offshore East of England Orsted
Gunfleet Sands 02 173 MW Operating Offshore East of England Orsted
Barrow 90 MW Operating Offshore North West Orsted
Burbo 90 MW Operating Offshore North West Orsted
Gunfleet Sands Demo 12 MW Operating Offshore East of England Orsted
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More on uk wind farms

This list covers sites in operation. Proposals, consented schemes and sites under construction are in the project pipeline. For how the technology works, see the guide.

Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) table 5.11, and the Renewable Energy Planning Database. Capacities are installed capacity, not live output.