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Hill of Lybster (Wind Turbine - Extension)
Hill of Lybster (Wind Turbine - Extension) is operational in Highland with a recorded capacity of 1.5 MW, and has been generating since 2021-04-12.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2017-10-20 |
| Permission granted | 2018-08-16 10 months after submission |
| Operational | 2021-04-12 32 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Hill of Lybster Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.9 | 0.5 km |
Forss Wind Farm (Extension) Wind Onshore · Operational | 5.2 | 0.5 km |
Forss Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.6 | 0.5 km |
Baillie Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 52.5 | 3.7 km |
Dounreay, Thurso - Battery Energy Storage Battery · Under Construction | 34 | 5.6 km |
Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) Wind Onshore · Operational | 21 | 8.3 km |
Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) - Battery Battery · Operational | 5 | 8.3 km |
Limekiln Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 79.8 | 8.9 km |
How big is Hill of Lybster (Wind Turbine - Extension)?
Hill of Lybster (Wind Turbine - Extension) has a recorded installed capacity of 1.5 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 Lybster (Wind Turbine - Extension)?
REPD records the operator as The Energy Workshop. 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 Lybster (Wind Turbine - Extension) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2017-10-20. Permission was granted on 2018-08-16, 10 months later. The site became operational on 2021-04-12, 32 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 5187.
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