Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Farr Wind Farm

Farr Wind Farm is a power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 92 MW of capacity, operated by Innogy.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationHighland (coordinates), ScotlandDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
AddressTomatin InvernessDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (operational)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year2005DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Onshore or offshoreOnshoreDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Permit date5 Oct 2004 (Electricity Act 1989 section 36, issued by Scottish Government (S36))DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Application date12 Sept 2002 (planning authority Scottish Government (S36))DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Decision date5 Oct 2004 (granted, planning authority Scottish Government (S36))DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorInnogy (Innogy (formerly RWE npower))DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity92 MWDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Units40 units (2.3 MW per unit)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyWind OnshoreDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates57.3357, -4.1003DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Farr Wind Farm is the 59th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 171st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 92 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
Scotland59th of 1,19634,589 MW0.27%
United Kingdom171st of 5,050115,642 MW<0.1%
All power plants in our data1,278th of 12,0081,173,302 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Permit issued (Electricity Act 1989 section 36)
  2. Started operating

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 57 substations and 51 grid connections (27 operating, 601 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Tomatin PrimarySubstation——5.4 km
Inverarnie PrimarySubstation——7.5 km
Fairways Inverness Ltd grid connectionGrid connection50 MWPlanned15 km
Hilton PrimarySubstation——15 km
9.9MW Export grid connectionGrid connection29.8 MWPlanned17 km
DG - High grid connectionGrid connection10 MWPlanned18 km

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