Power plant · West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fauch Hill
Fauch Hill is a cancelled power plant in West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 48 MW of capacity, operated by Fauch Hill Sustainable 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 | Fauch Hill, West Colzium, Crosswoodburn, West Calder, Lothian, EH55 8LR | 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 | 3 Apr 2017 (reference LIVE/0235/FUL/17, planning authority West Lothian) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Dec 2017 (refused, reference LIVE/0235/FUL/17, planning authority West Lothian) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Jun 2018 (appeal refused, reference LIVE/0235/FUL/17, planning authority West Lothian) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Fauch Hill Sustainable Energy (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 48 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 12 units (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 | 55.8038, -3.4940 | 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 West Lothian, reference LIVE/0235/FUL/17)
- Permit refused (planning authority West Lothian, reference LIVE/0235/FUL/17)
- Permit applied for (planning authority West Lothian, reference LIVE/0235/FUL/17)
How it compares
Fauch Hill is the 230th-largest of 1,326 power plants in Scotland and the 684th-largest of 5,723 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 48 MW is <0.1% of the 136,106 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 | 230th of 1,326 | 40,645 MW | 0.12% |
| United Kingdom | 684th of 5,723 | 136,106 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,210th of 12,705 | 1,210,931 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 14 data centers, 2 substations and 1 grid connection (21.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sungard Availability Services | Data center | — | — | 8.1 km |
| Edinburgh SC-3 | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Edinburgh SC-2 | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
| Glendevon Primary | Substation | — | — | 45 km |
| Milnathort Primary | Substation | — | — | 48 km |
| Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 21.4 MW | Operating | 49 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Scotland
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Auchentiber Road - Battery Energy Storage System700 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
- Beatrice588 MW
- Braston New Energy500 MW
- Gretna Green Battery Storage456 MW
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.
- 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.
- © 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.