Wind farms in Cumbria

28 wind farms · 157 turbines

28wind farms
157turbines
194MW recorded

Commissioning years range from 1993 to 2018.

Status: Operating 28

Turbine manufacturers: Vestas (1) · Senvion (1) · Enercon (1) — recorded for 3 of 28 wind farms

The largest is Kirkby Moor with 12 turbines and 4.8 MW. It is followed by Winscales Phase I and II (11 turbines) and Oldside Wind Farm (9 turbines).

22 of the 28 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 5.6 turbines, for 6.9 MW.

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

Wind farmTurbinesCapacityYearManufacturer
Kirkby Moor124.8 MW1993not recorded
Winscales Phase I and II118.8 MW2004not recorded
Oldside Wind Farm95.4 MW1996not recorded
Beck Burn931.1 MW2017not recorded
Wharrels Hill Wind Farm810.4 MW2007not recorded
Siddick Wind Farm74.2 MW1996Vestas
Lowca Wind Farm74.7 MW2000not recorded
Winscales Moor75.9 MW2009not recorded
Askam74.6 MW1999not recorded
Great Orton Wind Farm (Extension)62.4 MW2000not recorded
Great Orton64 MW1999not recorded
Tallentire Hill612 MW2013not recorded
Hallburn Farm613.2 MW2018not recorded
Armistead Wind Farm612 MW2013Senvion
Fairfield Farm56.5 MW2011not recorded
Lambrigg Wind Farm56.5 MW2001not recorded
Haverigg Repowering (Haverigg II)51.1 MW2004not recorded
Harlock Hill Wind Farm52.5 MW1997not recorded
Furness Wind Farm/High Winds (Harlock Repowering)511.5 MW2016not recorded
Hellrigg Wind farm410 MW2011not recorded
Haverigg Extension Wind Farm42.4 MW1998not recorded
High Pow Farm33.9 MW2007not recorded
Land at Flimby Hall Farm36.1 MW2013not recorded
Potato Pot Wind Farm36 MW2016not recorded
Westnewton36.1 MW2014not recorded
Eastman Chemicals, Workington24 MW2006not recorded
Orton Park Farm21.6 MW2017not recorded
Wythegill Wind Turbine12.3 MW2015Enercon