Wind farms in Northamptonshire

14wind farms
79turbines
154MW recorded

Commissioning years range from 2006 to 2017.

Status: Operating 14

The largest is Burton Wold Windfarm with 10 turbines and 20 MW. It is followed by Burton Wold Wind Farm - Northern Extension (9 turbines) and M1 Wind Farm (9 turbines).

9 of the 14 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 11 MW.

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

Wind farmTurbinesCapacityYearManufacturer
Burton Wold Windfarm1020 MW2006not recorded
Burton Wold Wind Farm - Northern Extension914.4 MW2014not recorded
M1 Wind Farm97.2 MW2014not recorded
Yelvertoft Wind Farm816 MW2013not recorded
New Albion Wind Farm714.4 MW2016not recorded
Winwick613.8 MW2016not recorded
Watford Lodge510 MW2015not recorded
Lilbourne Wind Farm510 MW2014not recorded
Kelmarsh Wind Farm (Resubmission)512.5 MW2016not recorded
Chelveston Renewable Energy Park Wind Farm (East Northam512.5 MW2014not recorded
Chelveston Renewable Energy Park Wind Farm (Bedford)410 MW2014not recorded
Burton Wold Wind Farm South38.3 MW2017not recorded
M1 J18 Wind Turbines24 MW2014not recorded
Boddington Reservoir11.5 MW2014not 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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