Fuel: Wind
Capacity: 26 MW
Commissioned: 2010
Technology: 13 Vestas (V80 - 2.0MW) Turbines
The Garvagh Glebe Wind Farm is located within the Corrie Mountains in Arigna, Co Leitrim, about 8km west of Drumkeeran village.
The wind farm features 13 turbines with a combined generating capacity of 26 MW. It can generate enough renewable electricity to power around 17,000 households a year, equating to more than 100% of Co Leitrim.
Each year, the operation of Garvagh Glebe wind farm off-sets the emission of harmful greenhouse gases, such as: 71,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), 940 tonnes of sulphur dioxide (SOˣ) and 230 tonnes of nitrogen oxide (NOˣ).