High Pow
High Pow is a 3.9 MW onshore wind farm in North 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
- North West
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 3.9 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Wind Β· Onshore
- Operator
- RES Group
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- CA7 1DF
- Coordinates
- 54.7886, -3.1904
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 High Pow compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 3.9 MW station would generate roughly 8.9 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 3,290 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 RES GroupNearby generating sites
- Gedulah Β· 18.3 MW solar farm8.7 km
- Westnewton (BEGL4) Β· 6.15 MW onshore wind farm10.0 km
- Great Orton Β· 3.96 MW onshore wind farm11.9 km
- Hellrigg Β· 9.2 MW onshore wind farm12.4 km
- Carlisle Estate Β· 5 MW solar farm12.5 km
- Tallentire Wind Farm (GB) Β· 12 MW onshore wind farm14.2 km
- Wreay Β· 4.98 MW solar farm18.9 km
- Flimby Wind Energy Ltd Β· 6.15 MW onshore wind farm23.6 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
- High Pow Farm
- Developer / operator
- REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power)
- Planning authority
- Cumberland
- Planning reference
- 2/2004/0944
- Application submitted
- 16 July 2004
- Permission granted
- 7 October 2004
- Began operating
- 15 March 2007
- Capacity in planning record
- 3.9 MW
- Address
- High Pow Farm, Boltons Low Houses, Nr. Wigton,, Cumbria
- REPD reference
- 4029
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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