Consultation to start on wind farm expansion plan

The Dogger Bank scheme off the East Yorkshire coast is the world's largest

A public consultation is starting on plans to extend the world's biggest offshore wind farm.

The Dogger Bank site, which is 80 miles (129km) off the East Yorkshire coast, covers 646sq miles (1,673sq km) and is divided into three phases named A, B and C.

Still under development, it will provide 3.6GW of electricity when complete - enough to power four-and-a-half million homes, developer SSE Renewables said.

SSE is also planning to expand the site further with Dogger Bank D, which could produce up to 2GW of additional power.

Residents and businesses are being asked to give their views on the stage four plans.

Eight open days are being held during September at village halls and other venues across the county.

People can also register their opinions at the Dogger Bank website.

The project is being developed and built by SSE Renewables in a joint venture with Norway's Equinor and Vårgrønn.

Work started in July 2022 and the first power was produced in late 2023.

Each rotation of the blade can produce enough energy to power an average British home for two days.

The first three phases will have 630 turbines standing 623ft (190m) high, built by Siemens in Hull.

Each rotation of the 351ft (107m) blades can produce enough energy to power an average British home for two days, SSE Renewables said.

Undersea cables come ashore just north of Ulrome, where 19 miles (30km) of underground cables takes the electricity to a site near Cottingham, where it is then passed into the National Grid.

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