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1737:Navitus Bay
1676:East Anglia
1671:Dogger Bank
1590:North Hoyle
1550:Gwynt y Môr
1445:West Durham
1380:Knabs Ridge
1375:Kilgallioch
1345:Fraisthorpe
1325:Crystal Rig
1310:Coal Clough
1285:Burton Wold
959:North Hoyle
944:Gwynt y Môr
860:Trawsfynydd
831:Swansea Bay
111:Operational
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71:Coordinates
1867:Categories
1742:Shell Flat
1686:Moray East
1615:Robin Rigg
1610:Rhyl Flats
1525:Burbo Bank
1430:Scout Moor
1420:Pates Hill
1410:Out Newton
1320:Conisholme
1300:Cefn Croes
1265:Blood Hill
1160:Ecotricity
1037:Ynni Cymru
974:Rhyl Flats
964:Parc Cynog
939:Cefn Croes
909:Wind farms
821:Ffestiniog
715:Baglan Bay
681:Rogerstone
656:Coal-fired
448:1 February
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83:03°36′01″W
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1710:Cancelled
1600:Race Bank
1476:Den Brook
1425:Royd Moor
1390:Lindhurst
1260:Black Law
1245:Arecleoch
1240:Ardrossan
1235:Alltwalis
1152:Companies
983:Cancelled
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392:npower UK
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1515:Beatrice
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1335:Delabole
1330:Dagenham
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811:Dinorwig
806:Cwm Dyli
801:Blaencwm
751:Abernedd
730:Pembroke
686:Uskmouth
671:Aberthaw
608:Infralec
502:1 August
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1851:Commons
1681:Hornsea
1605:Rampion
1595:Ormonde
1530:Dudgeon
1165:Equinor
1012:Morlais
845:Nuclear
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1640:Thanet
1585:Methil
1510:Barrow
1503:Active
1481:Viking
1350:Garves
1228:Active
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1175:Ørsted
1170:Innogy
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744:Future
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676:Llynfi
664:Closed
613:SWALEC
538:npower
297:cairns
132:npower
108:Status
1789:Other
1570:Lincs
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1305:Clyde
1295:Carno
1079:Wales
1025:Other
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