Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm
Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm is a 12 MW onshore wind farm in South West England, operated by RES Group. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Onshore
- South West
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 12 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Wind Β· Onshore
- Operator
- RES Group
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- TR12 7AZ
- Coordinates
- 50.0468, -5.2000
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 Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 12 MW station would generate roughly 27 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 10,120 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 RES GroupNearby generating sites
- Goonhilly Solar Β· 4.51 MW solar farm1.3 km
- Little T Β· 5.44 MW solar farm10.6 km
- Nancrossa Β· 6.86 MW solar farm12.8 km
- Roskrow Barton Β· 1.7 MW onshore wind farm15.3 km
- Pencoose Β· 8.14 MW solar farm17.0 km
- Higher Trenhayle Β· 2.93 MW solar farm19.7 km
- Wheal Jane Β· 1.42 MW solar farm21.9 km
- Churchtown Farm Solar Β· 4.99 MW solar farm22.5 km
Also operated by RES Group
RES Group operates 98 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Beinneun Wind Farm Β· onshore wind farm109 MW
- Cumberhead Wind Farm Β· onshore wind farm50 MW
- Hill of Towie Wind Farm (GB) Β· onshore wind farm48.3 MW
- Crossdykes Wind Farm Β· onshore wind farm48 MW
- Blary Hill Β· onshore wind farm35 MW
- Tormywheel Β· onshore wind farm30.8 MW
- Garreg Llwyd (GB) Β· onshore wind farm30.4 MW
- Solwaybank Β· onshore wind farm30.4 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
- Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm Repower
- Developer / operator
- REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light & Power)
- Planning authority
- Cornwall
- Planning reference
- PA07/02103/FM
- Application submitted
- 21 December 2007
- Permission granted
- 4 August 2008
- Construction started
- 1 August 2010
- Began operating
- 1 November 2010
- Capacity in planning record
- 12 MW
- Address
- Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm, Bonython Manor, Cury Cross Lanes, Helston, Cornwall, TR12 7BA, Cornwall
- REPD reference
- 3061
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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