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Rhyl Flats

Operational90 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 23 August 2017

Technology
Offshore wind
Capacity
90 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
RWE Npower
Location
8km Abergele, five miles off the North Wales coast in Liverpool Bay, Offshore, United Kingdom
Planning authority
DECC (S36)
First operating
2009
Turbines
25

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  • 25 March 2002 Planning application submitted
  • 1 January 2003 Planning permission granted
  • 1 September 2007 Construction started
  • 28 December 2009 Operational

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