Carsington — United Kingdom

Carsington is a 8.2 MW wind power plant in England, United Kingdom. It ranks #1091 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 29.4% of United Kingdom's electricity; the national grid averages 217 gCO₂/kWh (64.4% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GBR0004665.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 8.2 MW, Carsington is below the median wind plant in United Kingdom (10 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Its current lifecycle status is “Shelved” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #442 largest wind power plant of 779 in United Kingdom by capacity.

United Kingdom has 779 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 23,763 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Sibelco Brassington · Wind · 2.3 MW · England
• Ryder Point Quarry Wind Turbines · Wind · 5 MW · England
• Land at Dayfields Farm · Solar · 4.7 MW · England
• Smith Hall Farm Solar Park · Solar · 5 MW · England
• Lady Hole Farm · Solar · 3 MW · England
• Land North of the Wood at Averill Farm · Solar · 5 MW · England

Location

Coordinates 53.0845, -1.6336 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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