Meentycat wind farm
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Meentycat wind farm is a wind farm located north of Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland. Erected in 2004, it was Ireland's largest wind farm when it opened in 2005.[1] Originally owned by Airtricity (later SSE Airtricity),[2] as of 2020 it was run by SSE Renewables.[3]
Turbines
[edit]Located near Ballybofey in County Donegal, the wind farm has 38 Siemens Wind Power wind turbines.[4] These 23×2.3 megawatt and 15×1.3 megawatt turbines give a total of 72.4 megawatts.[4] With these 38 turbines, spread over five sites, Meentycat wind farm generates enough electricity to power the equivalent of approximately 45,000 homes a year, with CO2 savings approaching 200,000 tonnes per year.[citation needed]
Power from the turbines is transmitted to the national grid via a 110kV substation located at Meentycat,[citation needed] a 5km 110kV overhead line and a 110kV substation at Drumkeen to the east of the wind farm.[citation needed] As of 2009, it was the largest wind farm (by electricity generated) in Ireland.[5] It is now owned by SSE Renewables, part of SSE plc.[5]
References
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- ^ "Ireland's largest wind farm opens in Co Donegal". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Airtricity opens Meentycat wind farm". rte.ie. RTÉ. 27 April 2005.
- ^ "Green light for wind farm on outskirts of Letterkenny". donegalnews.com. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
SSE Renewables owns and operates a number of wind farm sites adjacent to Lenalea, collectively known as Meentycat
- ^ a b "Meentycat". airtricity.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006.
- ^ a b "Meentycat wind farm in County Donegal, is Ireland's largest single wind farm". sse.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014.
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