Power plant · Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Outh Muir Wind Farm
Outh Muir Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 12.5 MW of capacity, operated by REG Windpower.
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 | Cleish Hills Outh Knockhill Fife | 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 | 2 Jul 2013 (reference 13/01898/EIA, planning authority Fife) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 27 Mar 2014 (refused, reference 13/01898/EIA, planning authority Fife) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 4 Sept 2014 (appeal refused, reference 13/01898/EIA, planning authority Fife) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | REG Windpower | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units (2.5 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 | 56.1388, -3.4960 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Outh Muir Wind Farm is the 568th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 1,585th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12.5 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 | 568th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,585th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,978th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 61 grid connections (20 operating, 382 MW), 42 substations and 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendevon Primary | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Milnathort Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Shire End 20MW PV grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Planned | 15 km |
| Lochebank Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 9.45 MW | Operating | 19 km |
| Findony grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 19 km |
| Gleneagles Primary | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Edinburgh SC-3 | Data center | — | — | 24 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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- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
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- Neart na Gaoithe450 MW
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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.