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Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) - Battery
Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) - Battery is an operational 5 MW battery storage site in Scotland, generating since 1 April 2025. Planning permission was granted on 6 May 2022, 24 months after submission. Operator of record: Infinergy / Boralex.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 May 2020 |
| Permission granted | 6 May 2022 24 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 April 2025 35 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Onshore · Operational | 21 | 0 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 79.8 | 1.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 52.5 | 4.9 km |
Battery · Under Construction | 34 | 4.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 8.3 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.6 | 8.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5.2 | 8.4 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.9 | 8.4 km |
How big is Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) - Battery?
Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) - Battery 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 Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) - Battery?
REPD records the operator as Infinergy / Boralex. 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 Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) - Battery approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 May 2020. Permission was granted on 6 May 2022, 24 months later. The site became operational on 1 April 2025, 35 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 11312.
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