Carno Wind Farm | |
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Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
Location | near Carno, Powys |
Coordinates | 52°33′01″N 03°36′01″W / 52.55028°N 3.60028°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | October 1996 March 2009 |
Owner | npower |
Wind farm | |
Hub height | 31.5 m (103 ft) |
Rotor diameter | 44 m (144 ft) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 68 |
Make and model | Siemens Gamesa |
Nameplate capacity | 49.2 MW |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
Carno is a wind farm of 68 turbines which started operation in October 1996. It covers an area of over 600 hectares on Trannon Moor, a plateau to the west of the village of Carno in Powys, Mid Wales, 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level.[1][2]
Carno currently has the largest production capacity in Wales.