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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

North Steads

North Steads is a 18.5 MW onshore wind farm in North East England, operated by Venitent Energy Services. 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. PlanningJan 2012 (completed)
  2. ConsentedNov 2012 (completed)
  3. ConstructionJul 2016 (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 2016 (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
18.5 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
Venitent Energy Services
Region
North East
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
NE61 5BB
Coordinates
55.2722, -1.6005

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 North Steads compares

236th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
9th of 41in North East
0.06%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 42 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 18.5 MW station would generate roughly 42 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 15,560 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 Venitent Energy Services

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by Venitent Energy Services

Venitent Energy Services operates 33 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
North Steads Wind Farm
Developer / operator
Ventient (formerly Infinis)
Planning authority
Northumberland
Planning reference
12/00290/RENEIA
Application submitted
30 January 2012
Permission granted
6 November 2012
Construction started
20 July 2016
Began operating
4 July 2016
Capacity in planning record
18.5 MW
Address
Situated between Widdrington and Red Row to the west of the A1068, Northumberland
REPD reference
3905

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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