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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Blackstone Edge

Blackstone Edge is a 7.5 MW onshore wind farm in Yorkshire and the Humber, England, operated by Venitent Energy Services. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Onshore
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningNov 2006 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMay 2009 (completed)
  3. ConstructionJul 2012 (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2013 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
7.5 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
Venitent Energy Services
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
S36 9PA
Coordinates
53.5433, -1.7062

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Blackstone Edge compares

371st of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
26th of 31in Yorkshire and the Humber
0.03%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 17 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 7.5 MW station would generate roughly 17 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 6,330 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.

Wind farms turn the kinetic energy of the wind into electricity with turbines. Output varies with wind speed. Offshore sites usually see stronger, steadier winds than onshore sites and so generate more per MW of capacity.

All UK wind farms Wind farms in Yorkshire and the Humber All run by Venitent Energy Services

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by Venitent Energy Services

Venitent Energy Services operates 33 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Developer / operator
Ventient (formerly Infinis)
Planning authority
Barnsley
Planning reference
2008/0171
Application submitted
1 November 2006
Permission granted
26 May 2009
Construction started
1 July 2012
Began operating
1 March 2013
Capacity in planning record
7.5 MW
Address
Blackstone Edge, Penistone, South Yorkshire
REPD reference
3958

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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