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Elliot's Hill Wind Farm
Elliot's Hill Wind Farm is an operational 5 MW onshore wind farm in Antrim and Newtownabbey, generating since 1 April 1995. Planning permission was granted on 26 October 1994, 11 months after submission. Operator of record: B9 Energy Services Ltd/ ScottishPower Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 18 November 1993 |
| Permission granted | 26 October 1994 11 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 April 1995 5 months after consent |
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How big is Elliot's Hill Wind Farm?
Elliot's Hill Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 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 Elliot's Hill Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as B9 Energy Services Ltd/ 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 Elliot's Hill Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 18 November 1993. Permission was granted on 26 October 1994, 11 months later. The site became operational on 1 April 1995, 5 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 3106.
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