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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Watford Lodge

Watford Lodge is a 10.3 MW onshore wind farm in East Midlands 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
  • East Midlands
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningAug 2008 (completed)
  2. ConsentedDec 2011 (completed)
  3. ConstructionDec 2014 (completed)
  4. OperatingNov 2015 (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
10.3 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
Capital Dynamics UK
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
NN6 7UN
Coordinates
52.3265, -1.1069

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 Watford Lodge compares

319th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
19th of 34in East Midlands
0.03%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 23 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 10.3 MW station would generate roughly 23 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 8,650 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 Midlands 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
Developer / operator
Broadview Energy
Planning authority
West Northamptonshire
Planning reference
DA/2009/0620
Application submitted
19 August 2008
Permission granted
21 December 2011
Construction started
1 December 2014
Began operating
23 November 2015
Capacity in planning record
12.5 MW
Address
runs from Watford to West Hadon Road along norhtern side of railway, Northamptonshire
REPD reference
4424

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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