United Kingdom

Gordonbush — 70 MW Wind

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Gordonbush is a 70 MW wind power plant located in United Kingdom. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
70 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2013

Year online

Owner
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)

Operator

Location
58.06, -3.96

Coordinates

Insights

#209
largest in United Kingdom
#1,056
largest Wind worldwide
#11,708
largest worldwide
2013
1 yrs newer than avg
50
operated by Scottish and Southern…
90
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
70 MW
Commissioned
2013
Status
Operational
Owner
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
Country
United Kingdom
Coordinates
58.060, -3.959

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,024 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
50,589 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
11 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

440
cars per year
270
homes per year
91,980
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Gordonbush is a 70 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE). It contributes 0.23% of the United Kingdom’s total wind capacity of 30,806 MW, which comprises 819 plants. Commissioned in 2011, it ranks #74 of 819 wind plants in the country.

Ranked #74 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Gordonbush’s 70 MW represents 0.23% of the country’s total wind capacity. The largest wind plant in the United Kingdom is Hornsea 1 – Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Gordonbush 17.1 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Strathy North (67.65 MW, Wind), Kilbraur (67.5 MW, Wind), and Kilbraur Windfarm (47.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 40 km from Inverness.

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