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10 turbines · revised · Grampian

Wind farm facts

StatusRevised
County / regionGrampian
Turbines10
Installed capacity25 MW
Turbine capacity2.5 MW
Tip heightnot recorded
Operator (or applicant)WCE
Turbine manufacturernot recorded
Turbine modelnot recorded

♻️ Project timeline

Dated milestones from the UK Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Q2 2026 — not estimates.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Original scheme Application submitted June 2011 Refused August 2012 Later scheme Application submitted October 2013 Permission granted August 2014 Under construction August 2015 Operational February 2017

The register links a second scheme on this site (REPD ref 4350, Operational): 5 turbines · 2.5 MW each · 100 m tip height · applicant Engie (GDF Suez). Two schemes on one site usually mean a repowering or an extension — to be confirmed with the operator.

Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0. REPD ref 3622.

What the register tells us

The register records a refusal in August 2012 before the scheme progressed. That works out at 2.5 MW per turbine on average.

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