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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Galsworthy

Galsworthy is a 9.2 MW onshore wind farm in South West England, operated by Ecotricity. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Onshore
  • South West
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningApr 2008 (completed)
  2. ConsentedSep 2008 (completed)
  3. ConstructionMay 2011 (completed)
  4. OperatingNov 2014 (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
9.2 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
Ecotricity
Region
South West
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
EX39 5NP
Coordinates
50.9205, -4.2776

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 Galsworthy compares

346th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
8th of 19in South West
0.03%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 21 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 9.2 MW station would generate roughly 21 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 7,760 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 South West All run by Ecotricity

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
Galsworthy Wind Park
Developer / operator
Ecotricity
Planning authority
Torridge
Planning reference
1/0375/2008/FUL
Application submitted
4 April 2008
Permission granted
11 September 2008
Construction started
1 May 2011
Began operating
28 November 2014
Capacity in planning record
9.2 MW
Address
Land At Galsworthy , Buckland Brewer And Bulkworthy, Devon
REPD reference
4624

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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