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Goonhilly Downs - Wind

Decommissioned5.6 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 9 January 2015

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
5.6 MW
Status
Decommissioned
Operator or applicant
REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power)
Location
Goonhillydowns, Helston, Cornwall, Cornwall, TR12 6LQ, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Cornwall
First operating
1993
Turbines
14

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  • 1 January 1993 Operational

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