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West Durham Wind Farm

Operational24 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 29 December 2014

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
24 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
ESBI
Location
Land to the north of Tow Law, Co Durham, County Durham, United Kingdom
Planning authority
County Durham
Planning application
1/2005/0095/DMFP
First operating
2009
Turbines
12

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  • 1 January 2005 Planning application submitted
  • 1 December 2005 Planning permission granted
  • 1 May 2009 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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