πŸ”Œ EV Partnership Switch to Octopus Energy & unlock exclusive smart EV charging rates Find out more β†’ Skip to main content
WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Swaffham II

Swaffham II is a 1.8 MW onshore wind farm in East of England, England, operated by Ecotricity. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Onshore
  • East of England
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningDec 2001 (completed)
  2. ConsentedSep 2002 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 2003 (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
1.8 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
Ecotricity
Region
East of England
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
PE37 7HL
Coordinates
52.6510, 0.6920

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 Swaffham II compares

472nd of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
41st of 48in East of England
0.01%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 4.1 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 1.8 MW station would generate roughly 4.1 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,520 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 East of England All run by Ecotricity

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by Ecotricity

Ecotricity 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
Swaffham Plashes II
Developer / operator
Ecotricity
Planning authority
Breckland
Planning reference
3PL/2001/1505/F
Application submitted
11 December 2001
Permission granted
30 September 2002
Began operating
15 July 2003
Capacity in planning record
1.8 MW
Address
Old Sporle Road Swaffham, Norfolk
REPD reference
3159

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.
View the original source
Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it against the source.