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Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea
Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea is an operational 1.32 GW offshore wind farm in England, generating since 31 August 2022. Planning permission was granted on 16 August 2016, 19 months after submission. Operator of record: Orsted (formerly Dong Energy).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 30 January 2015 |
| Permission granted | 16 August 2016 19 months after submission |
| Operational | 31 August 2022 72 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
- Special Area of Conservation — Southern North Sea
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
How big is Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea?
Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea has a recorded installed capacity of 1.32 GW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea?
REPD records the operator as Orsted (formerly Dong Energy). Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea approved and built?
The application was submitted on 30 January 2015. Permission was granted on 16 August 2016, 19 months later. The site became operational on 31 August 2022, 72 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 2502.
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