Corneen Wind Farm is located near Ballyconnell in County Cavan.

The two turbine, three MW wind farm on the Slieve Rushen mountain entered commercial operation in 2001, becoming SSE Renewables’ second wind farm to be opened in Ireland. Corneen wind farm can power almost 2,000 homes and help abate almost 2,500 tonnes of harmful carbon dioxide per annum.

About Corneen wind farm

Ownership

SSE Renewables

Location

County Cavan

MW capacity

3

Number of turbines

2

Year site became operational

2001

Lifetime community funds value

The Corneen Community Fund launched in 2002. So far around €110,000 has been presented to groups around the wind farm.

Contact

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^Total annual homes powered quoted based on installed capacity, typical onshore wind load factor of 32%, typical annual consumption (4,200kWh). *Quoted CO2 emissions abated based on typical annual MWh output and average CO2 Emissions in 2018 (0.291t/MWh) in the All-Island Single Electricity Market, and published by the CRU in its Fuel Mix Disclosure and CO2 Emissions for 2018, September 2019.