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Bin Mountain
Bin Mountain is operational in Derry City and Strabane with a recorded capacity of 9 MW, and has been generating since 2007-02-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2001-05-04 |
| Permission granted | 2006-02-01 57 months after submission |
| Operational | 2007-02-01 12 months after consent |
Derry City and Strabane’s record on onshore wind
Derry City and Strabane has decided 42 onshore wind schemes and approved 79%, taking a median of 29.1 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Derry City and Strabane →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Lough Hill Wind Onshore · Operational | 10.5 | 0.8 km |
Castlecraig Wind Onshore · Operational | 25 | 1.7 km |
Slieveglass Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.9 | 2.4 km |
Thornog Windfarm Wind Onshore · Operational | 9.2 | 4.9 km |
Thornog Windfarm Extension Wind Onshore · Operational | 9.2 | 4.9 km |
Church Hill Wind Onshore · Operational | 18.4 | 7.1 km |
Tievenameenta Wind Onshore · Operational | 34.5 | 7.1 km |
Curraghamulkin (Dooish Wind Farm) Wind Onshore · Operational | 30 | 9.2 km |
How big is Bin Mountain?
Bin Mountain has a recorded installed capacity of 9 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 Bin Mountain?
REPD records the operator as Greencoat UK Wind. 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 Bin Mountain approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2001-05-04. Permission was granted on 2006-02-01, 57 months later. The site became operational on 2007-02-01, 12 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 3113.
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