Trimdon Grange Wind Farm
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Location of Trimdon Grange Wind Farm in County Durham
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Country | England, United Kingdom |
Location | near Trimdon Grange, County Durham |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | October 2008 |
Owner(s) | EDF Energy |
Wind farm | |
Avg. 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 located near Trimdon Grange, County Durham, England. Commissioned in October 2008 it consists of four 1.3MW Nordex N60 turbines giving a total capacity of 5.2MW. 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 around a mile from Tony Blair's old constituency house.[3]
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