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Whitehills Energy Storage Facility
Whitehills Energy Storage Facility is a 49.9 MW battery storage site under construction in Angus. Planning permission was granted on 15 December 2021, 5 months after submission. Operator of record: Gigabox Developments Limited / Whirlwind Renewables.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 7 July 2021 |
| Permission granted | 15 December 2021 5 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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How big is Whitehills Energy Storage Facility?
Whitehills Energy Storage Facility has a recorded installed capacity of 49.9 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 Whitehills Energy Storage Facility?
REPD records the operator as Gigabox Developments Limited / Whirlwind 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 Whitehills Energy Storage Facility approved and built?
The application was submitted on 7 July 2021. Permission was granted on 15 December 2021, 5 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
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 8916.
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