Power plant · Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Green knowes Windfarm Ext.
Green knowes Windfarm Ext. is a cancelled power plant in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 10 MW of capacity, operated by Scottish Power Renewables.
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 | Perth and Kinross (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Greenknowes Windfarm, Glendevon, Dollar, FK14 7JY | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 21 Dec 2015 (reference 15/02197/FLL, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Mar 2017 (withdrawn, reference 15/02197/FLL, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Scottish Power Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 10 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units (2 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 | 56.2420, -3.6447 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Withdrawn (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 15/02197/FLL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 15/02197/FLL)
How it compares
Green knowes Windfarm Ext. is the 605th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 1,838th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 10 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 | 605th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,838th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,081st of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 69 grid connections (24 operating, 396 MW), 54 substations and 8 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendevon Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Findony grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 7.6 km |
| Gleneagles Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.2 km |
| Highland Spring Group grid connection | Grid connection | 5.5 MW | Planned | 8.5 km |
| Windburn Wind Farm 75MW Wind, 35MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 110 MW | Planned | 11 km |
| Forteviot Primary | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Edinburgh SC-3 | Data center | — | — | 38 km |
| Pulsant Edinburgh SC-1 | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
| Pulsant Edinburgh South Gyle SC-1 | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- 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.
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- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
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