Power plant · Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Easter Bush Solar Farm
Easter Bush Solar Farm is a solar power plant under construction in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 3 MW of capacity, operated by University of Edinburgh.
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 | Midlothian (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land 175M NE Of Midlothian Inn, Bush Farm, Roslin, Lothian, EH25 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 22 Oct 2021 (permit 19/00022/DPP, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Midlothian) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 11 Jan 2019 (reference 19/00022/DPP, planning authority Midlothian) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 22 Oct 2021 (granted, reference 19/00022/DPP, planning authority Midlothian) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | University of Edinburgh (University of Edinburgh (Estates Department)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3 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 | 5.77 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.8699, -3.1928 | 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 granted (planning authority Midlothian, reference 19/00022/DPP)
- Construction started
- Permit applied for (planning authority Midlothian, reference 19/00022/DPP)
How it compares
Easter Bush is the 688th-largest of 742 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 2,184th-largest of 2,548 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3 MW is <0.1% of the 279,068 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 | 688th of 742 | 93,216 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,184th of 2,548 | 279,068 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,368th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 10 data centers, 7 grid connections (2 operating, 16.2 MW) and 2 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data center, Scotland (OSM way 1548060501) | Data center | — | — | 7.1 km |
| RBS Melville Gate Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 7.2 km |
| Edinburgh SC-2 | Data center | — | — | 8.9 km |
| Milnathort Primary | Substation | — | — | 43 km |
| Glendevon Primary | Substation | — | — | 46 km |
| Binn Farm Glenfarg grid connection | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 47 km |
| Shire End 20MW PV grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 47 km |
| Fragland grid connection | Grid connection | 120 MW | Planned | 49 km |
Operator and place
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- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
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Data on this page
- 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.