Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cnoc an Eas Wind Farm
Cnoc an Eas Wind Farm is a cancelled wind power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 44.2 MW of capacity, operated by Force 9 Energy.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Highland (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land 2265m North West of Achratagan Balnain Drumnadrochit | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal 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 | 15 Jul 2015 (reference 15/02758/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 May 2016 (refused, reference 15/02758/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 2 Jun 2017 (appeal refused, reference 15/02758/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Force 9 Energy (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 44.2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 13 units (3.4 MW per unit) | 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 | 57.3617, -4.6149 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority Highland, reference 15/02758/FUL)
- Permit refused (planning authority Highland, reference 15/02758/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Highland, reference 15/02758/FUL)
How it compares
Cnoc an Eas Wind Farm is the 266th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 830th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 44.2 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 266th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 830th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,251st of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 50 substations and 46 grid connections (28 operating, 362 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrimony Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 4.7 km |
| Aigas Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.8 km |
| Drumnadrochit Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.2 km |
| Kiltarlity Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Mullardoch Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 2.38 MW | Operating | 12 km |
| CB Caveat Fasnakyle Battery Storage - 49.9MW grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 12 km |
Operator and place
More from Force 9 Energy
- Mark Hill56 MW
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Other power plants in Scotland
- Longannet2,260 MW
- Torness1,200 MW
- Peterhead1,180 MW
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Hunterston B985 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Auchentiber Road - Battery Energy Storage System700 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
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