Hornsea 2 offering around 1,300 megawatts.
Of the currently operational onshore wind farms, Clyde Wind Farm is the largest site by installed capacity in the United Kingdom. As of October 2023, the South Lanarkshire, Scotland located wind farm had a capacity of 350 megawatts. This is significantly lower than the installed capacity at the largest offshore wind farms, with Largest onshore wind farms by installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023 (in megawatts)
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- Basic Statistic Number of wind energy generating sites in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2022
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Offshore sites
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- Premium Statistic Offshore wind capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2022
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Onshore sites
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Largest onshore wind farms by installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023 (in megawatts)." Chart. November 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896600/onshore-wind-farm-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Largest onshore wind farms by installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896600/onshore-wind-farm-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Largest Onshore Wind Farms by Installed Capacity in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of October 2023 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896600/onshore-wind-farm-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Largest onshore wind farms by installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896600/onshore-wind-farm-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Largest onshore wind farms by installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2023 (in megawatts) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, November 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/896600/onshore-wind-farm-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/