| Trimdon Grange Wind Farm | |
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| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Location | near Trimdon Grange, County Durham |
| Coordinates | 54°42′47″N 1°25′10″W / 54.7130°N 1.41944°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | October 2008 |
| Owner(s) | EDF Energy |
| Site elevation | 446 ft |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 1.3 MW |
| Make and model | Nordex: N60 |
| Nameplate capacity | 5.2 MW |
Trimdon Grange Wind Farm is an onshore wind farm near Trimdon Grange, County Durham, England. Commissioned in October 2008 it consists of four 1.3 MW Nordex N60 turbines giving a total capacity of 5.2 MW. It was developed by EDF and is operated by Cumbria Wind Farms.[1][2]
The proposed location of the wind farm caused controversy in 2004 when an agent of Tony Blair, then Prime Minister, wrote to a local action group, Trimdon Area Group Against Wind Farms, claiming that the site was unsuitable. The location is about one mile from Tony Blair's old constituency house.[3]
References
- ↑ "RenewableUK - UKWED Operational wind farms". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Trimdon Grange (United-Kingdom) - Wind farms - Online access - the Wind Power".
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pandora/wind-farms-not-on-the-prime-ministers-doorstep-thanks-689504.html
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