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Drone Hill
Drone Hill is operational in Scottish Borders with a recorded capacity of 28.6 MW, and has been generating since 2012-09-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2005-03-04 |
| Permission granted | 2007-11-12 32 months after submission |
| Operational | 2012-09-01 58 months after consent |
Scottish Borders’s record on onshore wind
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Moorhouse Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 1 | 1 km |
Howpark Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 16 | 1.2 km |
Penmanshiel Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 28.7 | 3.7 km |
Brockholes Wind Cluster Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.4 | 3.8 km |
Quixwood Moor Wind Onshore · Operational | 29.9 | 6.6 km |
Kinegar Quarry Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 7.6 km |
Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 6.9 | 8.5 km |
Ferneylea Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 9.9 km |
How big is Drone Hill?
Drone Hill has a recorded installed capacity of 28.6 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 Drone Hill?
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 Drone Hill approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2005-03-04. Permission was granted on 2007-11-12, 32 months later. The site became operational on 2012-09-01, 58 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 4023.
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