Power plant · Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cairnbrogie Wind Farm
Cairnbrogie Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 4.6 MW of capacity, operated by Green Cat Renewables.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Aberdeenshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Oldmeldrum, Inverurie, AB51 0BR | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 7 Jun 2011 (ref. APP/2011/1917, Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Mar 2012 (refused, ref. APP/2011/1917, Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Green Cat Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.6 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.3573, -2.2402 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Cairnbrogie Wind Farm is the 814th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 3,357th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.6 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 814th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,357th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,038th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 150 grid connections (65 operating, 486 MW) and 83 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairnbrogie Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 4.5 MW | Planned | 1.8 km |
| Cairnbrogie Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 4.1 MW | Planned | 1.8 km |
| Courtstone Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 2.19 MW | Operating | 4.1 km |
| Oldmeldrum Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.6 km |
| Methlick Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.2 km |
| Ellon Primary | Substation | — | — | 9.8 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.