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Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) - Battery
Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) - Battery is operational in Scotland with a recorded capacity of 5 MW, and has been generating since 2025-04-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2020-05-14 |
| Permission granted | 2022-05-06 24 months after submission |
| Operational | 2025-04-01 35 months after consent |
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Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) Wind Onshore · Operational | 21 | 0 km |
Limekiln Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 79.8 | 1.6 km |
Baillie Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 52.5 | 4.9 km |
Dounreay, Thurso - Battery Energy Storage Battery · Under Construction | 34 | 4.9 km |
Hill of Lybster (Wind Turbine - Extension) Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.5 | 8.3 km |
Forss Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.6 | 8.4 km |
Forss Wind Farm (Extension) Wind Onshore · Operational | 5.2 | 8.4 km |
Hill of Lybster 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 2020-05-14. Permission was granted on 2022-05-06, 24 months later. The site became operational on 2025-04-01, 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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