How much did North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm cost to build?
North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm is a 60 MW offshore wind farm of thirty 2 MW Vestas V80 turbines in Liverpool Bay off north-east Wales, built by npower renewables (now run by RWE and owned by Greencoat UK Wind) and commissioned in November 2003 as Wales's first offshore wind farm. Wikipedia gives its construction cost as GBP 80 million, and Global Energy Monitor confirms the 60 MW capacity and 2003 start of operation without a cost.
Reported project cost
拢80 million
Approximately $130.62 million
Cost basis: 2003
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2003
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- PowerGlobal Energy Monitor
- 60 MW
Project record
Opened or launched
Global Energy Monitor2003