Recorded in WhichWindTurbine: 4 wind turbines. Point the app at one of them to see its profile in real time.
📍 5 turbines mapped — each dot is a turbine recorded in the database. Average position: 59.19407 N · 2.69429 W.
4 turbines · decommissioned · Orkney Islands
| Status | Decommissioned |
|---|---|
| County / region | Orkney Islands |
| Turbines | 4 |
| Installed capacity | 11 MW |
| Turbine capacity | 2.75 MW |
| Tip height | not recorded |
| Operator (or applicant) | Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) |
| Turbine manufacturer | not recorded |
| Turbine model | not recorded |
Dated milestones from the UK Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Q2 2026 — not estimates.
The register also records a planning permission expiry in Jul 2011, in the same month as, or before, the permission was granted: it refers to an earlier permission, left off the axis.
DevelopmentConstructionOperationAhead (repowering horizon at 22 years)
From application to operation, this scheme took about 2 years.
The register links a second scheme on this site (REPD ref 3837, Operational): 5 turbines · 2 MW each · 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 4036.
The application was determined in about 4 months. A planning permission on this site expired in January 2000. The scheme has been operating for about 22 years. At that age, wind farms commonly become candidates for repowering or life extension — nothing in the register confirms such a plan here. That works out at 2.75 MW per turbine on average.
See all wind farms in Orkney Islands.
| Data | Source | Extract |
|---|---|---|
| Site, capacity, status, planning milestones | Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ, Open Government Licence v3) | Q2 2026, published 03/08/2026 |
| Turbine positions | OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) | 19/08/2026 |
| Manufacturer and model | OpenStreetMap tags, unverified — REPD does not record turbine models. Known for 41 % of UK turbines (manufacturer) and 32 % (model); some values are propagated within a site and may be wrong. | 19/08/2026 |
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