This page lets you explore the total capacity for onshore wind in the UK, and how that capacity is affected by policy decisions. The capacity includes existing and future onshore wind.

To find the baseline amount of onshore wind, the areas where onshore wind could never be built are removed. This excludes land based on low wind speeds, slope, proximity to airports and roads, and excludes all existing forest area. Public green spaces are also removed.

You can choose which other constraints to apply, with varying levels of restriction on biodiversity, world heritage, landscape protections, and distance to listed buildings and any other building in the UK.

This page aims to illustrate the tradeoffs between the desire for onshore wind to not change the landscape and character of the UK, and the benefits of the cheapest form of electricity.