Power plant · Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kempstone Hill Wind Turbines
Kempstone Hill Wind Turbines is a cancelled power plant in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 2.4 MW of capacity, operated by Kempstone Hill Wind Energy.
Facts
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| 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 Kempstone Hill Stonehaven AB39 3QB | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 1 Aug 2012 (ref. APP/2012/2595, Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Dec 2012 (withdrawn, ref. APP/2012/2595, Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Kempstone Hill Wind Energy | 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 | 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 | 56.9998, -2.1952 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Kempstone Hill Wind Turbines 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 115,642 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 | 936th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,001st of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,092nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 87 grid connections (32 operating, 305 MW) and 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 2.4 MW grid connection at Newtonhill | Grid connection | 2.4 MW | Operating | 1.2 km |
| Meikle Carewe Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 9.5 MW | Operating | 2.4 km |
| Newtonhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.2 km |
| Stonehaven Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.8 km |
| Hiillhead of Auquire grid connection | Grid connection | 6.56 MW | Operating | 7.4 km |
| Fetteresso GSP | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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- Viking Wind Farm443 MW
- Cruachan440 MW
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.
- Rare Context entity resolution. Rare Context entity resolution, CC0 1.0.
- 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.