Power plant · Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines
Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines is a power plant in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 6.4 MW of capacity, operated by Capital Dynamics.
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 | Land Surrounding Middle Balbeggie Balbeggie Avenue Balbeggie Thornton Fife | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2016 | 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 |
| Permit date | 29 Jan 2014 (permit 12/04094/EIA, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Fife) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 Sept 2012 (reference 12/04094/EIA, planning authority Fife) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Jun 2013 (refused, reference 12/04094/EIA, planning authority Fife) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Jan 2014 (appeal granted, reference 12/04094/EIA, planning authority Fife) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Jan 2014 (granted, reference 12/04094/EIA, planning authority Fife) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Capital Dynamics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.4 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units (3.2 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 | 56.1552, -3.1616 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Middle Balbeggie Wind Turbines is the 722nd-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 2,497th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.4 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 | 722nd of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,497th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,005th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 12/04094/EIA
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 63 grid connections (19 operating, 354 MW), 48 substations and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Farm Glenfarg grid connection | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 16 km |
| Milnathort Primary | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Binn Farm Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 6.7 MW | Operating | 20 km |
| Binn Farm - Wind grid connection | Grid connection | 9.9 MW | Planned | 20 km |
| Abernethy GSP | Substation | — | — | 22 km |
| Abernethy Primary | Substation | — | — | 22 km |
| Data center, Scotland (OSM way 1548060501) | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Pulsant Edinburgh SC-1 | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Pulsant Edinburgh South Gyle SC-1 | Data center | — | — | 26 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.