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Carland Cross

Decommissioned6 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 9 January 2015

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
6 MW
Status
Decommissioned
Operator or applicant
Scottish Power Renewables
Location
Carland Cross , Mitchell , Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Cornwall
First operating
1992
Turbines
15

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  • 30 May 1991 Planning application submitted
  • 29 April 1992 Planning permission granted
  • 27 August 1992 Operational

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The register holds 54 incidents at onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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