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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson

World’s largest offshore windfarm project starts powering UK grid

A Dogger Bank wind turbine
The project will produce 3.6GW of power, enough for 6m homes, when it is completed in 2026. Photograph: Dogger Bank

The first turbine to be completed in a project to build the world’s largest offshore windfarm, in the North Sea, has begun powering British homes and businesses.

Developers confirmed on Monday that Dogger Bank, which sits 70 nautical miles off the coast of Yorkshire, started producing power over the weekend as the first of 277 turbines was connected to the electricity grid.

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