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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Moor House Wind Farm

Moor House Wind Farm is a 12 MW onshore wind farm in North East England, operated by The Banks Group. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Onshore
  • North East
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningMar 2011 (completed)
  2. ConsentedOct 2011 (completed)
  3. ConstructionJan 2017 (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 2017 (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
12 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
The Banks Group
Region
North East
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
DL2 1SN
Coordinates
54.5746, -1.4972

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 Moor House Wind Farm compares

305th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
14th of 41in North East
0.04%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 27 GWhillustrative output a year

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 North East All run by The Banks Group

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by The Banks Group

The Banks Group operates 12 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
Developer / operator
Banks Renewables
Planning authority
Darlington
Planning reference
11/00160/FUL
Application submitted
14 March 2011
Permission granted
19 October 2011
Construction started
16 January 2017
Began operating
15 December 2017
Capacity in planning record
12 MW
Address
Bishopton Lane, Great Burdon, Darlington, County Durham
REPD reference
4642

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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