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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Burton Wold

Burton Wold is a 5.95 MW onshore wind farm in East Midlands England, operated by WPO UK Services. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Onshore
  • East Midlands
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningNov 2007 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMar 2008 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. Operating (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
5.95 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
WPO UK Services
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
NN15 5PJ
Coordinates
52.3608, -0.6431

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 Burton Wold compares

404th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
29th of 34in East Midlands
0.02%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 14 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 5.95 MW station would generate roughly 14 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 5,020 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 East Midlands All run by WPO UK Services

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by WPO UK Services

WPO UK Services operates 38 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
Revised
Site name in planning record
Burton Wold Wind Farm Extension
Developer / operator
Burton Wold Wind Farm Extension Ltd
Planning authority
North Northamptonshire
Planning reference
KET/2007/1033
Application submitted
23 November 2007
Permission granted
11 March 2008
Capacity in planning record
16.1 MW
Address
Felaw Maltings, Northamptonshire
REPD reference
3973

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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