Power plant · Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Montreathmont Moor Forest
Montreathmont Moor Forest is a power plant in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 42 MW of capacity, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Angus (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Montreathmont Moor Forest, Montreathmont, Forfar, Tayside, DD8 2TU | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Unknown (revised) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 27 Nov 2015 (permit 15/00747/FULM, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 3 Aug 2015 (reference 15/00747/FULM, planning authority Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 27 Nov 2015 (granted, reference 15/00747/FULM, planning authority Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Lightsource Renewable Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 42 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 88.7 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.6690, -2.6908 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Montreathmont Moor Forest is the 225th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 549th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 42 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 | 225th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | 0.12% |
| United Kingdom | 549th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,179th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 91 grid connections (28 operating, 381 MW) and 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friockheim Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Kinnells Mill PV grid connection | Grid connection | 9.9 MW | Planned | 4.7 km |
| Brechin Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.2 km |
| Southesk Estate Solar Farm - PV grid connection | Grid connection | 9.99 MW | Planned | 7.8 km |
| New Mains of Kinblethmont PV grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 8.4 km |
| Redford Primary | Substation | — | — | 9.4 km |
Operator and place
More from Lightsource Renewable Energy
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- Six Hills Solar Farm18.7 MW
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- Tye Green Farm14.9 MW
- Waterloo solar park14.6 MW
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.