Meentycat wind farm

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]

Meentycat wind farm
Wind turbine in Cark townland
Country
  • Republic of Ireland
Coordinates54°53′04″N 7°53′04″W
Owner(s)

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.

Power from the turbines is transmitted to the national grid via a 110kV substation located at Meentycat, a 5km 110kV overhead line and a 110kV substation at Drumkeen to the east of the wind farm. 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]

References
  1. "Ireland's largest wind farm opens in Co Donegal". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. "Airtricity opens Meentycat wind farm". rte.ie. RTÉ. 27 April 2005.
  3. "Green light for wind farm on outskirts of Letterkenny". donegalnews.com. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2022. SSE Renewables owns and operates a number of wind farm sites adjacent to Lenalea, collectively known as Meentycat
  4. "Meentycat". airtricity.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006.
  5. "Meentycat wind farm in County Donegal, is Ireland's largest single wind farm". sse.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014.


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