The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon wind farms, operated off the Norfolk coast have been part of the local community for over a decade.
With plans to extend the operational wind farms, the three projects collectively look to power around 1.5 million UK homes.
Sheringham Shoal 
Dudgeon 
Sheringham Shoal & Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm
DCO boundary
Sheringham Shoal is located 17-23 km off the coast of Norfolk in the UK and became operational in 2011. Each of the 88 wind turbines has a capacity of 3.6 MW and the wind farm as a whole generates enough electricity to power around 280,000 UK homes.
Dudgeon followed Sheringham Shoal and began production in 2017. The wind farm is located 20 miles off the coast of Cromer in North Norfolk and has an installed capacity of 402 MW – that’s sufficient to power approximately 430,000 UK homes.
The proposed Sheringham Shoal & Dudgeon Extensions looks to double the capacity of the existing operational wind farms. Along with the Extensions Offshore Wind Farm these projects will collectively power nearly 1.5 million UK households and make a significant contribution to the UK’s decarbonisation goals.
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