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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Scout Moor Wind Farm Ltd

Scout Moor Wind Farm Ltd is a 65 MW onshore wind farm in North West England, operated by BayWa R.E. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Onshore
  • North West
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJun 2003 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMay 2005 (completed)
  3. ConstructionSep 2007 (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 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
65 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
BayWa R.E
Region
North West
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
HV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
OL12 7TY
Coordinates
53.6690, -2.2679

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 Scout Moor Wind Farm Ltd compares

83rd of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
10th of 32in North West
0.22%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 148 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 65 MW station would generate roughly 148 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 54,830 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 BayWa R.E

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by BayWa R.E

BayWa R.E operates 3 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
Scout Moor Windfarm
Developer / operator
Munich Re (previously Peel)
Planning authority
Rossendale
Application submitted
30 June 2003
Permission granted
25 May 2005
Construction started
1 September 2007
Began operating
1 June 2008
Capacity in planning record
65 MW
Address
Land at Scout Moor , off Edenfield Road , Rochdale, Lancashire
REPD reference
3177

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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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