Gordonbush (extension)

35 turbines · operational · Highland

Wind farm facts

StatusOperational
County / regionHighland
Turbines35
Installed capacity70 MW
Turbine capacity2 MW
Tip heightnot recorded
Operator (or applicant)Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
Turbine manufacturerSiemens Gamesa
Turbine modelnot recorded

♻️ Project timeline

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

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Original scheme Application submitted June 2003 Permission granted April 2008 Under construction July 2010 Operational June 2012 Later scheme Application submitted June 2015 Permission granted September 2017 Under construction May 2020 Operational January 2021 Permission expired September 2024

From application to operation, this scheme took about 9 years.

The register links a second scheme on this site (REPD ref 3435, Operational): 11 turbines · 4.3 MW each · 150 m tip height · applicant Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE). 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 3662.

What the register tells us

The application was determined in about 58 months. Construction to first power took about 23 months. The scheme has been operating for about 14 years. That works out at 2 MW per turbine on average.

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