Coordinates: 54°49′59″N 1°25′46″W / 54.83306°N 1.42944°W / 54.83306; -1.42944

Great Eppleton Wind Farm

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Great Eppleton Wind Farm
File:Great Heppleton Wind Farm.jpg
Twin-bladed turbines at Great Eppleton Wind Farm
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CountryEngland, United Kingdom
LocationNear Great Eppleton, Tyne and Wear
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StatusOperational
Construction began1997
Commission dateRepowered in March 2010
Site elevation480 ft
Power generation
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Nameplate capacity8 MW
External links
Websitewww.eon-uk.com/generation/greateppleton.aspx

Great Eppleton Wind Farm is a wind farm near Great Eppleton, Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned and operated by E.ON UK. Constructed in 1997, it was notable for originally consisting of twin-bladed turbines, as most wind turbines have three blades. On 29 September, E.ON announced it would replace these with four new REpower MM92 turbines giving a nameplate capacity of 8.2 MW.[1]

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