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Burn of Whilk
Burn of Whilk is operational in Highland with a recorded capacity of 22.5 MW, and has been generating since 2015-08-07.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2007-02-23 |
| Permission granted | 2011-03-30 49 months after submission |
| Operational | 2015-08-07 52 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Camster II Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 36 | 6.9 km |
Camster Wind Onshore · Operational | 50 | 7 km |
Golticlay Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 72.6 | 7.4 km |
Wathegar 2 Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 18.5 | 8.8 km |
Achairn Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.2 | 9.1 km |
Wathegar wind farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 10 | 9.3 km |
Lower Rumster wind turbine Wind Onshore · Operational | 0.2 | 9.5 km |
Bilbster Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 3.9 | 10.6 km |
How big is Burn of Whilk?
Burn of Whilk has a recorded installed capacity of 22.5 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 Burn of Whilk?
REPD records the operator as RWE npower. 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 Burn of Whilk approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2007-02-23. Permission was granted on 2011-03-30, 49 months later. The site became operational on 2015-08-07, 52 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 4122.
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