Power plant · Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mount Boy
Mount Boy is a cancelled power plant in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 6 MW of capacity, operated by West Coast Energy and Novera.
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 | Angus (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Mountboy, Rossie Moor, Angus | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | 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 | 10 Jan 2007 (reference 07/00050/FUL, planning authority Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Jun 2009 (appeal refused, reference 07/00050/FUL, planning authority Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 27 May 2009 (refused, reference 07/00050/FUL, planning authority Angus) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | West Coast Energy (Novera / West Coast Energy) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Novera (Novera / West Coast Energy) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units (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 | 56.6632, -2.5512 | 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.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority Angus, reference 07/00050/FUL)
- Permit refused (planning authority Angus, reference 07/00050/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Angus, reference 07/00050/FUL)
How it compares
Mount Boy is the 728th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 2,545th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 728th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,545th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,103rd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 88 grid connections (27 operating, 372 MW) and 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southesk Estate Solar Farm - PV grid connection | Grid connection | 9.99 MW | Planned | 5.2 km |
| Kinnells Mill PV grid connection | Grid connection | 9.9 MW | Planned | 5.5 km |
| Balwyllo Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 49.9 MW | Planned | 6.4 km |
| Bridge of Dun GSP | Substation | — | — | 6.4 km |
| Bridge of Dun Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.4 km |
| Mill Road Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.2 km |
Operators and place
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- Neart na Gaoithe450 MW
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- Cruachan440 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.