Power plant · Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Land at Keihill
Land at Keihill is a cancelled power plant in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 3 MW of capacity, operated by Keil Green 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 Keilhill, King Edward, Banff, Grampian, AB45 3LT | 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 |
| Application date | 16 Oct 2017 (reference APP/2017/1357, planning authority Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Feb 2019 (refused, reference APP/2017/1357, planning authority Aberdeenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Keil Green Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass (dedicated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.6289, -2.4812 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Land at Keihill is the 888th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 3,739th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3 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 | 888th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,739th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,653rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 118 grid connections (53 operating, 369 MW) and 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairnandrew grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 2.6 km |
| 49.9MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 52.7 MW | Planned | 2.7 km |
| Milton of Fisherie Wind grid connection | Grid connection | 4.37 MW | Operating | 4.0 km |
| Macduff Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Macduff GSP | Substation | — | — | 4.0 km |
| Turriff Primary | Substation | — | — | 9.8 km |
Operator and place
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- Neart na Gaoithe450 MW
- 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.
- 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.