Trimdon Grange Wind Farm
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| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Location | near Trimdon Grange, County Durham |
| Coordinates | 54°42′47″N 1°25′10″W / 54.7130°N 1.41944°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | October 2008 |
| Owner | EDF Energy |
| Site elevation | 446 ft |
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| 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 near Trimdon Grange, County Durham, England. Commissioned in October 2008 it consists of four 1.3 MW Nordex N60 turbines giving a total capacity of 5.2 MW. 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 about one mile from Tony Blair's old constituency house.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "RenewableUK - UKWED Operational wind farms". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Trimdon Grange (United-Kingdom) - Wind farms - Online access - the Wind Power".
- ^ "Blair opposes wind farm bid". Northern Echo. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
Tony Blair's agent ... wrote: '... While both Tony and I support the development of alternative sources of energy, they need to be situated in the correct place. Large turbines shouldn't be sited near housing developments and, in the case of Trimdon Grange, built on land that is liable to subsidence.'
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