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North Steads Wind Farm

Operational18.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 31 October 2016

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
18.5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Ventient (formerly Infinis)
Location
Situated between Widdrington and Red Row to the west of the A1068, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Northumberland
Planning application
12/00290/RENEIA
First operating
2016
Turbines
9

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  • 30 January 2012 Planning application submitted
  • 6 November 2012 Planning permission granted
  • 4 July 2016 Operational
  • 20 July 2016 Construction started

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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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