Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hill of Nigg
Hill of Nigg is a cancelled power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 7.5 MW of capacity, operated by West Coast Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Highland (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land South of Wester Rarichie Darm, Fearn | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission 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 | 13 Jan 2015 (ref. 15/00093/FUL, Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Jun 2015 (refused, ref. 15/00093/FUL, Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | West Coast Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 7.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units | 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 | 57.7293, -3.9513 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Hill of Nigg is the 677th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 2,284th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 7.5 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.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 677th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,284th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,732nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 62 substations and 57 grid connections (24 operating, 568 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlecraig Farms grid connection | Grid connection | 15 MW | Planned | 4.1 km |
| Nigg Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Glastullich Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Balaldie Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.6 km |
| Biomass 7.002 MW grid connection at Invergordon | Grid connection | 7 MW | Operating | 12 km |
| CRE Energy grid connection | Grid connection | 29 MW | Operating | 19 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.