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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Haverigg III

Haverigg III is a 3.4 MW onshore wind farm in North West 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
  • North West
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningMay 1991 (completed)
  2. ConsentedAug 1991 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1998 (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
3.4 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
WPO UK Services
Region
North West
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
HV
Combined heat & power
No
Coordinates
54.2003, -3.3305

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 Haverigg III compares

449th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
31st of 32in North West
0.01%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 7.7 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 3.4 MW station would generate roughly 7.7 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 2,870 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 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
Operational
Site name in planning record
Haverigg Extension Wind Farm
Developer / operator
The Wind Company
Planning authority
Cumberland
Planning reference
4/91/0463/0
Application submitted
29 May 1991
Permission granted
8 August 1991
Began operating
1 July 1998
Capacity in planning record
2.4 MW
Address
Kirksanton Airfield Part of Hemplands Farm Haverigg Millom Cumbria, Cumbria
REPD reference
2626

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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