Wind power in the uk

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SSE onshore wind farm generating capacity in UK and Ireland = 1GW+

powers approx

1M homes

(1,000 homes per megawatt)

Overall UK onshore wind farm generating capacity (excluding Ireland) = 4.4 GW+

powers approx

4.4m

Homes

1GW of onshore wind power equates to around 160 kilotonnes of oil equivalent (Ktoe).

160 kilotonnes of oil equivalent

SSE operates

43

wind farms

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