wind farm
A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an exten ...
Mansfield
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, England. Built for Npower Renewables, it produces electricity from five
wind turbine
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s. It has a total
nameplate capacity
Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, maximum effect or gross capacity,MW of electricity, providing enough power to serve the average needs of 5,400 homes.
The turbines stand high to the rotor tip, making them the tallest in Nottinghamshire.
History
Lindhurst Wind Farm was approved by the local
planning committee
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Advice is usually given to the committee by planning officers who provide a re ...
at
Newark and Sherwood District Council
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in September 2007. Local councillors voted 8–3 in favour of the application, which had been recommended for approval by the council's planning officer and supported by 3,300 local residents petition of support.
Preparatory work for the site began in 2008, with the wind turbines being erected in August 2010. The turbines went live on 10 September 2010.
See also
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Energy in the United Kingdom
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