Farms (open to visitors) · North East England
West Durham Wind Farm
West Durham Wind Farm in England North East, United Kingdom.
Robert Graham — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
About
West Durham Wind Farm is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
West Durham Wind Farm is a wind farm near Tow Law, County Durham, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Developed by County Durham-based company the Banks Group, the farm was planned as the largest wind farm in North East England. Construction of the farm began on the 11 July 2008. It was hoped that the commissioning of the turbines would make County Durham the first English county to hit its 2010 renewable energies target. The farm was commissioned in May 2009. In 2009 it was purchased by the Electricity Supply Board
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7680, -1.8216
- Address
- near Tow Law, County Durham
Sources
- wikidata: Q7985005 (CC0)
- wikipedia: West Durham Wind Farm (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Durham Wind Farm?
- West Durham Wind Farm is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7680°, -1.8216°.
- Who owns West Durham Wind Farm?
- West Durham Wind Farm is owned by ESB Group.