Walney 04
Walney 04 is a 329 MW offshore wind farm in North West England, operated by Orsted. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Offshore
- North West
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 329 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Wind Β· Offshore
- Operator
- Orsted
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- HV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Coordinates
- 54.0657, -3.2233
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 Walney 04 compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 38% of the maximum possible output), a 329 MW station would generate roughly 1,095 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 405,620 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 OrstedNearby generating sites
- Barrow Β· 90 MW offshore wind farm9.6 km
- Ormonde Β· 150 MW offshore wind farm14.3 km
- Haverigg III Β· 3.4 MW onshore wind farm16.5 km
- West of Duddon Sands Β· 389 MW offshore wind farm18.0 km
- Walney 01 Β· 368 MW offshore wind farm19.3 km
- Walney 02 Β· 368 MW offshore wind farm19.3 km
- Heysham 1 Β· 1,060 MW nuclear power station21.5 km
- Heysham 2 Β· 1,240 MW nuclear power station21.5 km
Also operated by Orsted
Orsted operates 16 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Hornsea 02 Β· offshore wind farm1,386 MW
- Hornsea 01 Β· offshore wind farm1,218 MW
- Race Bank Β· offshore wind farm573 MW
- West of Duddon Sands Β· offshore wind farm389 MW
- Walney 01 Β· offshore wind farm368 MW
- Walney 02 Β· offshore wind farm368 MW
- Walney 03 Β· offshore wind farm330 MW
- Lincs Β· offshore wind farm270 MW
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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