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Hill of Easterton
Hill of Easterton is an operational 2.5 MW onshore wind farm in Aberdeenshire, generating since 1 January 2005. Planning permission was granted on 16 October 2003. Operator of record: Mackies.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 15 June 2011 |
| Permission granted | 16 October 2003 |
| Operational | 1 January 2005 15 months after consent |
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How big is Hill of Easterton?
Hill of Easterton has a recorded installed capacity of 2.5 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 Hill of Easterton?
REPD records the operator as Mackies. 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 Hill of Easterton approved and built?
The application was submitted on 15 June 2011. Permission was granted on 16 October 2003. The site became operational on 1 January 2005, 15 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 3532.
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