Welcome to DBS Offshore Wind
We are consulting local communities about the proposed community fund associated with the construction of the DBS offshore wind farms.
We consulted communities earlier this year and have summarised the feedback we received relating to local priorities and the proposed fund structure. This information has been captured in our Community Fund Consultation Report which also outlines our suggested next steps. We invite you to read the report and welcome any further thoughts you have on the proposed fund before the consultation closes on 30 September 2026.
DBS Offshore Wind Farms
On 14 May 2026, a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the DBS offshore wind farms was approved by the Secretary of State. For more details, read our press release, or visit the Planning Inspectorate website to view the DCO in full. The DBS offshore wind farms are being developed by RWE and Masdar for a shallow offshore area of the North Sea known as Dogger Bank, located over 100km off the northeast coast of England.
The DCO covers both the DBS West and the DBS East offshore wind farms, comprising up to 100 turbines at each site. It also includes subsea export cables to bring power to shore near Skipsea; an underground cable route for up to two new converter stations southwest of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire; underground cabling to connect the converter stations to the proposed new National Grid substation near Creyke Beck (known as Birkhill Wood); and associated construction roads and compounds to support both onshore and offshore works.
Based on an estimated combined capacity of 3GW, the projects could be capable of generating enough electricity to meet the average annual domestic electricity needs of more than 3 million typical UK homes.
View our interactive map
You can view the onshore and offshore elements of the project using our interactive map.
Benefits
- Up to 2,380 jobs supported across the UK, including 1,520 jobs across the Humber region during development and construction
- Almost £1 billion Gross Value Added (GVA) in the UK, including £400 million in the Humber region during the development and construction
- Up to 1,120 UK jobs, including 810 in the Humber region during the operations and maintenance stage
- Low carbon electricity to meet the average annual domestic electricity needs of around 3 million typical UK homes*
- 168.4 million tonnes of CO₂ avoided over combined project lifetimes**
*Calculation based on 2021 generation, and assuming average (mean) annual household consumption of 3,509 kWh, based on latest statistics from Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (Subnational Electricity and Gas Consumption Statistics Regional and Local Authority, Great Britain, 2021, Mean domestic electricity consumption (kWh per meter) by country/region, Great Britain, 2021).
** Assuming the wind farms displace electricity generated by natural gas.
What is GVA?
Gross Value Added (GVA) is the economic contribution the projects make to an area e.g. the UK or the Humber region.
Other pages you might be interested in
Current status
What’s happening now and next
The story so far...
Catch up on the projects’ journey so far
Keep in touch
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