Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Millennium Extension II
Millennium Extension II is a power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 15 MW of capacity, operated by Falck Renewables and West Coast Energy Ltd.
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 | Highland (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Millennium Windfarm, on The Achlain and Invergarry amd Aberchalder Estates, Glengarry Invergarry, Inverness-Shire, (nr Glen Moriston, Fort Augustus) | 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 | 2011 | 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 | 10 Aug 2009 (Electricity Act 1989 section 36, issued by Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 6 Jan 2009 (Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Aug 2009 (granted, Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Falck Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | West Coast Energy Ltd | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 15 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 6 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 | 57.1570, -4.8811 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Millennium Extension II is the 517th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 1,388th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 15 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 | 517th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,388th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,094th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Electricity Act 1989 section 36)
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 35 grid connections (29 operating, 282 MW) and 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro 20 MW grid connection at Ceannacroc | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 2.5 km |
| Bunloinn Wind Farm and BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 71.6 MW | Planned | 2.5 km |
| Ceannacroc Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 1.66 MW | Operating | 2.5 km |
| Ceannacroc GSP | Substation | — | — | 3.4 km |
| Fort Augustus GSP | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Glen Laogh Primary | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
Operators and place
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Other power plants in Scotland
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
- Beatrice588 MW
- 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.