Meentycat wind farm
Template:Short description Template:More refs Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Irish English Template:Infobox power station 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
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.Template:Fact
Power from the turbines is transmitted to the national grid via a 110kV substation located at Meentycat,Template:Fact a 5km 110kV overhead line and a 110kV substation at Drumkeen to the east of the wind farm.Template:Fact 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]
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