Power plant · Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cullerlie Solar Farm
Cullerlie Solar Farm is a permitted power plant in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 13 MW of capacity, operated by Elgin Energy ES Co Limited.
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 | Lands South Of Cornhill Farm Echt Westhill, AB32 6XA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 12 Nov 2021 (permit APP/2021/0378, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Feb 2021 (ref. APP/2021/0378, Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Nov 2021 (granted, ref. APP/2021/0378, Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Elgin Energy ES Co Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 13 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 18.9 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.1200, -2.3606 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Cullerlie Solar Farm is the 665th-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 2,171st-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 13 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 665th of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,171st of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 4,852nd of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 108 grid connections (45 operating, 378 MW) and 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage and Solar 8.75 MW grid connection at Kintore Grid | Grid connection | 8.75 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Park Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Skene Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.1 km |
| Culter Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.2 km |
| 40MW Kintore grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 9.2 km |
| Thornhill BESS - 40MW grid connection | Grid connection | 42.9 MW | Planned | 10 km |
Operator and place
More from Elgin Energy ES Co Limited
- Fraserburgh Road - Kirkton Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facility50 MW · permitted
- Pipplepen Farm Solar Park - Solar Farm32 MW · permitted
- Deptford Farm, Ebberley Hill - Solar Farm27.8 MW · permitted
- The Transmitting Station, Williton - Solar Farm (Wyndham Estate)25 MW · permitted
- The Transmitting Station, Williton - Battery Storage (Wyndham Estate)20 MW · permitted
- Lychgate Lane, Aston Flamville - Solar Farm20 MW · under construction
- Fraserburgh Road - Kirkton Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facility20 MW · permitted
Other power plants in Scotland
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
- Beatrice588 MW
- Neart na Gaoithe450 MW
- Viking Wind Farm443 MW
- Cruachan440 MW
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.