| Moray East Offshore Wind Farm | |
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| Location | Moray Firth, North Sea |
| Coordinates | 58°10′01″N2°41′55″W / 58.16708°N 2.69852°W |
| Commission date | 2022 |
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| Wind farm | |
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| Units operational | 100 × 9.5 MW |
| Make and model | MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW (100) |
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| Website | www |
Moray East Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm located in the Moray Firth off the coast of Scotland.
The wind farm received consent in 2014, [1] and received support under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme at £57.50/MWh (2012 prices) in 2017. [2]
The wind farm began exporting power in June 2021. [3] The final turbine was installed in September 2021. [4]
Full power output was achieved in April 2022 [5] and was commissioned. However, as market prices had increased above the CfD price due to the 2021 United Kingdom natural gas supplier crisis, the operator deferred the CfD start. [2]
The wind farm includes 100 9.5 MW turbines from Vestas for a total generating capacity of 950 MW. The wind farm uses three 220 kV AC export cables to transmit generated power to the national grid. [6] The operations and maintenance base for the wind farm is located in Fraserburgh. [7]
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