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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Inner Dowsing Wind Farm

Inner Dowsing Wind Farm is a 97.2 MW offshore wind farm in East Midlands England, operated by XceCo. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Offshore
  • East Midlands
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningSep 2002 (completed)
  2. ConsentedSep 2003 (completed)
  3. ConstructionMar 2008 (completed)
  4. OperatingApr 2008 (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
97.2 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Offshore
Operator
XceCo
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
PE24 4UD
Coordinates
53.1880, 0.4465

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 Inner Dowsing Wind Farm compares

55th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
3rd of 34in East Midlands
0.33%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 324 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 38% of the maximum possible output), a 97.2 MW station would generate roughly 324 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 119,840 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 East Midlands All run by XceCo

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by XceCo

XceCo operates 2 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
Inner DowsingΒ 
Developer / operator
XceCo
Planning authority
DECC (S36)
Application submitted
11 September 2002
Permission granted
23 September 2003
Construction started
1 March 2008
Began operating
20 April 2008
Capacity in planning record
97.2 MW
Address
5.2km IngoldmellsΒ , Offshore
REPD reference
2491

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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