Power plant · West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Drumelzie Wind Farm
Drumelzie Wind Farm is a cancelled wind power plant in West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 1.5 MW of capacity, operated by Muirhall 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 | West Lothian (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Drumelzie, Blackridge, EH48 3AW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | 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 |
| Permit date | 2 Dec 2016 (permit LIVE/0154/FUL/15, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by West Lothian) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 9 Mar 2015 (reference LIVE/0154/FUL/15, planning authority West Lothian) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 2 Dec 2016 (granted, reference LIVE/0154/FUL/15, planning authority West Lothian) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Muirhall Energy (Muirhall Energy (formerly Infinis), applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 1 units (1.5 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 | 55.9030, -3.7764 | 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 expired
- Permit granted (planning authority West Lothian, reference LIVE/0154/FUL/15)
- Permit applied for (planning authority West Lothian, reference LIVE/0154/FUL/15)
How it compares
Drumelzie is the 1,225th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 5,225th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.5 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 | 1,225th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 5,225th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 14,761st of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 14 grid connections (5 operating, 51 MW), 13 data centers and 12 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DataVita DV1 | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Sungard Availability Services | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Edinburgh SC-3 | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 21.4 MW | Operating | 28 km |
| Patrickston Farm - PV + Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 15.9 MW | Planned | 33 km |
| Shelloch B Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 25 MW | Planned | 34 km |
| Dunblane Primary | Substation | — | — | 34 km |
| Kippen Primary | Substation | — | — | 35 km |
| Glendevon Primary | Substation | — | — | 35 km |
Operator and place
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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.
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