Wind farms in Cornwall

18wind farms
106turbines
115MW recorded

Capacity recorded for 16 of the 18 wind farms — the real total is higher.

Commissioning years range from 1998 to 2020.

Status: Operating 16 · Under construction 2

Turbine manufacturers: Enercon (1) — recorded for 1 of 18 wind farms

The largest is Cold Northcott with 22 turbines and 6.6 MW. It is followed by Bears Down Wind Farm (16 turbines) and Four Burrows Wind Farm (15 turbines).

11 of the 16 wind farms with a recorded commissioning year were built before 2015, which makes them candidates for repowering in the coming years.

On average, a wind farm in this region has 5.9 turbines, for 7.2 MW.

17 of these wind farms have a detailed page; the others are listed here from the public registers.

Wind farmTurbinesCapacityYearManufacturer
Cold Northcott226.6 MW2002not recorded
Bears Down Wind Farm169.6 MW2001not recorded
Four Burrows Wind Farm154.5 MW1998not recorded
Carland Cross Wind Farm Repowering1020 MW2013not recorded
Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm Repower612 MW2010not recorded
St. Breock Re-Power512.5 MW2015not recorded
Carn Vean510 MW2008not recorded
Denzell Downs Wind Farm510 MW2015not recorded
Delabole (Repowering)49.2 MW2011not recorded
Otterham Down Wind Farm43.2 MW2011not recorded
Crimp Wind Farm32.4 MW2011Enercon
Roskrow Wind Turbines21.7 MW2007not recorded
Garlenick Estate 2 - Wind Turbines24 MW2015not recorded
Goonabarn Farm Wind Turbines21 MW2016not recorded
Woodlands Barton Wind Project24.6 MW2014not recorded
Lower Tregeen, Davidstow - Wind Turbine1n/an/anot recorded
Land near Ventonteague1n/a2020not recorded
Goonamarth Farm - Wind Turbine14.3 MWn/anot recorded

Sources and dates

DataSourceExtract
Site, capacity, status, planning milestonesRenewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ, Open Government Licence v3)Q2 2026, published 03/08/2026
Turbine positionsOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)19/08/2026
Manufacturer and modelOpenStreetMap tags, unverified — REPD does not record turbine models. Known for 41 % of UK turbines (manufacturer) and 32 % (model); some values are propagated within a site and may be wrong.19/08/2026

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