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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Sisters

Sisters is a 8.2 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. PlanningSep 2011 (completed)
  2. ConsentedFeb 2013 (completed)
  3. ConstructionJul 2015 (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
8.2 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 5ED
Coordinates
55.2539, -1.6008

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 Sisters compares

358th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
19th of 41in North East
0.03%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 19 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 8.2 MW station would generate roughly 19 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 6,920 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
Developer / operator
Infinis (formerly Novera Energy)
Planning authority
Northumberland
Planning reference
11/02481/RENEIA
Application submitted
28 September 2011
Permission granted
6 February 2013
Construction started
27 July 2015
Began operating
30 July 2016
Capacity in planning record
8.2 MW
Address
west of Widdrington, approximately 8km north of Ashington, Northumberland, Northumberland
REPD reference
4167

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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