Flimby Wind Energy Ltd
Flimby Wind Energy Ltd is a 6.15 MW onshore wind farm in North West England, operated by Engie Power. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Onshore
- North West
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 6.15 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Wind Β· Onshore
- Operator
- Engie Power
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- CA15 8SU
- Coordinates
- 54.6871, -3.5140
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 Flimby Wind Energy Ltd compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 6.15 MW station would generate roughly 14 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 5,190 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 North West All run by Engie PowerNearby generating sites
- Wythegill Β· 2.3 MW onshore wind farm1.6 km
- Clay Cross Β· 4.99 MW solar farm2.1 km
- Winscales Moor Β· 5.95 MW onshore wind farm5.1 km
- Moor House Β· 4.92 MW solar farm8.2 km
- Potato Pot Β· 7.05 MW onshore wind farm9.4 km
- Tallentire Wind Farm (GB) Β· 12 MW onshore wind farm10.2 km
- Fairfield Β· 6.5 MW onshore wind farm12.0 km
- Robin Rigg East Β· 84 MW offshore wind farm14.5 km
Also operated by Engie Power
Engie Power operates 11 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Dinorwig Power Station Β· pumped-storage station1,800 MW
- Ffestiniog Power Station Β· pumped-storage station360 MW
- Scotia Wind (Craigengelt) Ltd Β· onshore wind farm20 MW
- Sober Hill Wind Farm Ltd Β· onshore wind farm12.3 MW
- Blantyre Muir Wind Energy Ltd Β· onshore wind farm12.3 MW
- Cairnborrow Wind Energy Ltd Β· onshore wind farm10.3 MW
- Barlockhart Moor Wind Energy Ltd Β· onshore wind farm8.2 MW
- Carsington Wind Energy Ltd Β· onshore wind farm8.2 MW
Planning history
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.
- Planning status
- Operational
- Site name in planning record
- Land at Flimby Hall Farm
- Developer / operator
- Flimby Wind Energy Ltd
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning reference
- 2/2009/0418
- Application submitted
- 9 June 2009
- Permission granted
- 18 June 2010
- Construction started
- 1 April 2012
- Began operating
- 14 June 2013
- Capacity in planning record
- 6.2 MW
- Address
- Flimby, Maryport,, Cumbria
- REPD reference
- 3972
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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