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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Red Gap

Red Gap is a 12.5 MW onshore wind farm in North East England, operated by Capital Dynamics UK. 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. PlanningMay 2009 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMar 2011 (completed)
  3. ConstructionMay 2016 (completed)
  4. OperatingFeb 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
12.5 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
Capital Dynamics UK
Region
North East
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
TS27 3HH
Coordinates
54.6468, -1.3206

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 Red Gap compares

293rd of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
13th of 41in North East
0.04%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 28 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 12.5 MW station would generate roughly 28 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 10,540 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 Capital Dynamics UK

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by Capital Dynamics UK

Capital Dynamics UK operates 25 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
Red Gap Moor Wind Farm
Developer / operator
Capital Dynamics
Planning authority
Hartlepool
Planning reference
H/2009/0231
Application submitted
20 May 2009
Permission granted
31 March 2011
Construction started
26 May 2016
Began operating
15 February 2017
Capacity in planning record
12.5 MW
Address
Sunderland Road,Wolviston, Billingham, Cleveland, Cleveland, TS22 5PA
REPD reference
4415

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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