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Arecleoch Wind Farm (extension)
Arecleoch Wind Farm (extension) is a 20 MW battery storage site under construction in Scotland. Planning permission was granted on 16 November 2021, 29 months after submission. Operator of record: ScottishPower Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 12 June 2019 |
| Permission granted | 16 November 2021 29 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 72.8 | 0 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 120 | 0 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 56 | 7.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 239 | 8.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 50.4 | 9.2 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 20 | 9.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 19.5 | 11 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 27.5 | 12 km |
How big is Arecleoch Wind Farm (extension)?
Arecleoch Wind Farm (extension) has a recorded installed capacity of 20 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 Arecleoch Wind Farm (extension)?
REPD records the operator as ScottishPower Renewables. 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 Arecleoch Wind Farm (extension) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 12 June 2019. Permission was granted on 16 November 2021, 29 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
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 7882.
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