Hydro Energy Leaders

Local authorities ranked by installed hydroelectric capacity

Local Authorities

636

Total Sites

207.9

Total Capacity

87 results

#	Local Authority	Hydro Capacity	Capacity	vs Average
1	Gwynedd	62.2 MW	120 sites	+2490%
2	Ceredigion	59.3 MW	27 sites	+2370%
3	Conwy	34.2 MW	28 sites	+1325%
4	Powys	8.5 MW	78 sites	+253%
5	Northumberland	6.3 MW	8 sites	+163%
6	Westmorland and Furness	5.3 MW	41 sites	+123%
7	West Devon	4.1 MW	12 sites	+73%
8	North Yorkshire	2.4 MW	35 sites	-1%
9	High Peak	1.6 MW	8 sites	-32%
10	Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych	1.5 MW	18 sites	-37%
11	South Hams	1.4 MW	17 sites	-41%
12	Nottingham	1.4 MW	1 sites	-42%
13	County Durham	1.3 MW	8 sites	-45%
14	Wakefield	1.1 MW	3 sites	-54%
15	Cornwall	1.1 MW	17 sites	-55%
16	Wyre	1.0 MW	1 sites	-58%
17	Torridge	1.0 MW	1 sites	-60%
18	Vale of White Horse	0.8 MW	3 sites	-65%
19	Amber Valley	0.8 MW	5 sites	-68%
20	Salford	0.7 MW	1 sites	-72%
21	Derbyshire Dales	0.7 MW	11 sites	-72%
22	Shropshire	0.6 MW	5 sites	-75%
23	Leeds	0.6 MW	3 sites	-77%
24	Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro	0.5 MW	13 sites	-78%
25	Stockton-On-Tees	0.5 MW	1 sites	-78%
26	Neath Port Talbot / Castell-Nedd Port Talbot	0.5 MW	7 sites	-79%
27	Gedling	0.5 MW	1 sites	-79%
28	Teignbridge	0.5 MW	10 sites	-81%
29	Lancaster	0.4 MW	3 sites	-83%
30	South Ribble	0.4 MW	2 sites	-83%
31	Plymouth	0.4 MW	1 sites	-83%
32	Cardiff / Caerdydd	0.4 MW	1 sites	-84%
33	Wychavon	0.4 MW	3 sites	-85%
34	Rotherham	0.4 MW	2 sites	-85%
35	Bradford	0.3 MW	1 sites	-85%
36	North Devon	0.3 MW	2 sites	-86%
37	Windsor and Maidenhead	0.3 MW	1 sites	-87%
38	Exeter	0.3 MW	2 sites	-89%
39	Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy	0.2 MW	11 sites	-90%
40	Derby	0.2 MW	1 sites	-90%
41	Wiltshire	0.2 MW	8 sites	-91%
42	Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful	0.2 MW	2 sites	-92%
43	Preston	0.2 MW	1 sites	-92%
44	Rhondda Cynon Taf	0.2 MW	4 sites	-92%
45	Erewash	0.2 MW	1 sites	-92%
46	Cheshire East	0.2 MW	5 sites	-93%
47	Ribble Valley	0.2 MW	2 sites	-93%
48	Stockport	0.1 MW	2 sites	-94%
49	Dorset	0.1 MW	11 sites	-94%
50	Bath and North East Somerset	0.1 MW	5 sites	-94%
51	South Oxfordshire	0.1 MW	3 sites	-95%
52	East Staffordshire	0.1 MW	3 sites	-95%
53	Bury	0.1 MW	1 sites	-96%
54	West Berkshire	0.1 MW	2 sites	-96%
55	Mid Devon	0.1 MW	2 sites	-96%
56	Wokingham	0.1 MW	1 sites	-96%
57	Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin	0.1 MW	10 sites	-96%
58	Oxford	0.1 MW	2 sites	-96%
59	Stroud	0.1 MW	5 sites	-97%
60	Calderdale	0.1 MW	4 sites	-97%
61	Rochdale	0.1 MW	1 sites	-97%
62	North Northamptonshire	0.1 MW	2 sites	-97%
63	Bridgend / Pen-Y-Bont Ar Ogwr	0.1 MW	4 sites	-98%
64	Oldham	0.1 MW	1 sites	-98%
65	Herefordshire, County of	0.0 MW	6 sites	-98%
66	Huntingdonshire	0.0 MW	2 sites	-98%
67	Guildford	0.0 MW	1 sites	-98%
68	Winchester	0.0 MW	4 sites	-98%
69	Chichester	0.0 MW	3 sites	-98%
70	Colchester	0.0 MW	1 sites	-98%
71	Bedford	0.0 MW	1 sites	-98%
72	Swansea / Abertawe	0.0 MW	1 sites	-99%
73	Torfaen	0.0 MW	1 sites	-99%
74	East Devon	0.0 MW	2 sites	-99%
75	West Oxfordshire	0.0 MW	2 sites	-99%
76	Malvern Hills	0.0 MW	1 sites	-99%
77	North Somerset	0.0 MW	2 sites	-99%
78	Forest of Dean	0.0 MW	3 sites	-99%
79	Waverley	0.0 MW	1 sites	-100%
80	Warwick	0.0 MW	1 sites	-100%
81	Blaenau Gwent / Blaenau Gwent	0.0 MW	1 sites	-100%
82	Cotswold	0.0 MW	2 sites	-100%
83	South Norfolk	0.0 MW	1 sites	-100%
84	North Norfolk	0.0 MW	1 sites	-100%
85	Staffordshire Moorlands	0.0 MW	2 sites	-100%
86	Welwyn Hatfield	0.0 MW	1 sites	-100%
87	Bassetlaw	0.0 MW	1 sites	-100%

About Hydro Rankings

This leaderboard shows local authorities ranked by installed hydroelectric capacity in megawatts. Hydro power provides reliable, low-carbon electricity generation.

The UK has significant hydro resources, particularly in Scotland and Wales, contributing to our renewable energy mix.

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