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| Meentycat wind farm | |
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 Wind turbine in Cark townland | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°53′04″N7°53′04″W / 54.8845°N 7.8845°W |
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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]
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]
SSE Renewables owns and operates a number of wind farm sites adjacent to Lenalea, collectively known as Meentycat
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