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Ardrossan
Ardrossan is an operational 24 MW onshore wind farm in North Ayrshire, generating since 19 December 2003. Planning permission was granted on 13 January 2003, 8 months after submission. Operator of record: Airtricity.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 24 May 2002 |
| Permission granted | 13 January 2003 8 months after submission |
| Operational | 19 December 2003 11 months after consent |
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How big is Ardrossan?
Ardrossan has a recorded installed capacity of 24 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Ardrossan?
REPD records the operator as Airtricity. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Ardrossan approved and built?
The application was submitted on 24 May 2002. Permission was granted on 13 January 2003, 8 months later. The site became operational on 19 December 2003, 11 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 3117.
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