Whitelee

Whitelee is an operational 322 MW onshore wind farm in Scotland, generating since 14 December 2007. Planning permission was granted on 1 April 2006, 50 months after submission. Operator of record: CRE Energy/ Scottish Power.

322 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 14 December 2007

Wind Onshore

Technology

CRE Energy/ Scottish Power

National

Authority

Scotland

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	23 January 2002
Permission granted	1 April 2006 50 months after submission
Operational	14 December 2007 20 months after consent

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Other built sites within 15 km

Site	MW	Distance
Whitelee Windfarm Extension Phase 1 Wind Onshore · Operational	108	0.7 km
National Wind Turbine Test Site Wind Onshore · Operational	4.7	1.1 km
Myres Hill Wind Onshore · Operational	1.8	1.2 km
Ardoch and Over Enoch Wind Farm (Over Enoch) Wind Onshore · Operational	4.3	3.6 km
Ardoch and Over Enoch Wind Farm (Ardoch) Wind Onshore · Operational	7.2	4.6 km
West Browncastle Wind Onshore · Operational	30	5 km
Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2 Wind Onshore · Operational	109	5.2 km
Calder Water Community Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational	28	6.5 km

How big is Whitelee?

Whitelee has a recorded installed capacity of 322 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 Whitelee?

REPD records the operator as CRE Energy/ Scottish Power. 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 Whitelee approved and built?

The application was submitted on 23 January 2002. Permission was granted on 1 April 2006, 50 months later. The site became operational on 14 December 2007, 20 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 3489.

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