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Race Bank (Phase 1)
Race Bank (Phase 1) is an operational 289.8 MW offshore wind farm in DECC (S36), generating since 8 June 2017. Planning permission was granted on 6 July 2012, 41 months after submission. Operator of record: Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)/ Macquarie Group.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 23 January 2009 |
| Permission granted | 6 July 2012 41 months after submission |
| Operational | 8 June 2017 59 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
- Special Protection Area — Greater Wash
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.
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Offshore · Operational | 283.5 | 0 km |
Wind Offshore · Operational | 402 | 2.6 km |
Wind Offshore · Operational | 210 | 4.6 km |
Wind Offshore · Operational | 270 | 8.1 km |
Wind Offshore · Operational | 97.2 | 9.2 km |
Wind Offshore · Operational | 97.2 | 11.2 km |
How big is Race Bank (Phase 1)?
Race Bank (Phase 1) has a recorded installed capacity of 289.8 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Race Bank (Phase 1)?
REPD records the operator as Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)/ Macquarie Group. 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 Race Bank (Phase 1) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 23 January 2009. Permission was granted on 6 July 2012, 41 months later. The site became operational on 8 June 2017, 59 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 2515.
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