Power plant · Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
J2a Wind Farm
J2a Wind Farm is a cancelled wind power plant in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 4.7 MW of capacity, operated by Airvolution 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 | Fife (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | east of the M90 at Junction 2a | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | 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 | 31 Jan 2014 (reference 14/00316/EIA, planning authority Fife) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Airvolution Energy (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.7 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units (2.35 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 | 56.0770, -3.3744 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit applied for (planning authority Fife, reference 14/00316/EIA)
How it compares
J2a is the 918th-largest of 1,342 power plants in Scotland and the 3,913th-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.7 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 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 | 918th of 1,342 | 46,828 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,913th of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,819th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 46 grid connections (14 operating, 236 MW), 31 substations and 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh SC-3 | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Pulsant Edinburgh SC-1 | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Pulsant Edinburgh South Gyle SC-1 | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Milnathort Primary | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Glendevon Primary | Substation | — | — | 21 km |
| Shire End 20MW PV grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 22 km |
| Binn Farm Glenfarg grid connection | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 24 km |
| Fragland grid connection | Grid connection | 120 MW | Planned | 25 km |
| Abernethy GSP | Substation | — | — | 30 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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