Tow Law — United Kingdom
Wind power plant in England, United Kingdom. Approximate location 54.7638, -1.8228.
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Tow Law is a 2.3 MW wind power plant in England, United Kingdom. It is operated by RWE npower. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.0k homes (estimated). It ranks #2292 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 GBR0002586.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
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 2.3 MW, Tow Law is below the median wind plant in United Kingdom (10 MW). 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.
Key facts
- Share of United Kingdom wind capacity
- less than 0.1% of 23,763 MW across 779 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in United Kingdom
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by RWE npower. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 54.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 44% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 76/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #689 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
- West Durham Wind Farm · Wind · 24 MW · England
- High Hedley I · Wind · 2.4 MW · England
- High Hedley II · Wind · 5.2 MW · England
- Broomhill · Wind · 8 MW · England
- Land Adjacent to Thomas Swan and Co Ltd. · Biomass · 1 MW · England
- Greencroft Estate Turbines · Wind · 4 MW · England
Location
Coordinates 54.7638, -1.8228 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Tow Law?
Tow Law is a 2.3 MW wind power plant in England, United Kingdom.
Who operates Tow Law?
Tow Law is operated by RWE npower.