Power plant · Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gawnsmoss Cluster
Gawnsmoss Cluster is a power plant in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 2.4 MW of capacity, operated by Farm Energy Consulting.
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 | Aberdeenshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Site at Cairnhill Banff, AB45 3BS | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2017 | 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 | 11 Mar 2015 (permit APP/2012/2406, 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 | 10 Oct 2012 (reference APP/2012/2406, planning authority Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Mar 2015 (appeal granted, reference APP/2012/2406, planning authority Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 2 Oct 2014 (refused, reference APP/2012/2406, planning authority Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Mar 2015 (granted, reference APP/2012/2406, planning authority Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Farm Energy Consulting | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.4 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units (0.8 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 | 57.6241, -2.6099 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Aberdeenshire, reference APP/2012/2406)
- Permit granted (appeal granted, planning authority Aberdeenshire, reference APP/2012/2406)
- Permit refused (planning authority Aberdeenshire, reference APP/2012/2406)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Aberdeenshire, reference APP/2012/2406)
How it compares
Gawnsmoss Cluster is the 936th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 4,001st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.4 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 936th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,001st of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,116th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 118 grid connections (53 operating, 369 MW) and 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gawnsmoss Farm Wind grid connection | Grid connection | 2.28 MW | Operating | 0.3 km |
| Strath of Bydock Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 4.37 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Denhead Solar Macduff GSP grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 3.1 km |
| Marnoch Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.7 km |
| Portsoy Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.6 km |
| Macduff GSP | Substation | — | — | 8.0 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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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.
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