Power plant · Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sandwick North St Community wind turbine
Sandwick North St Community wind turbine is a permitted power plant in Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by SgurrEnergy.
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 | Na h-Eileanan Siar (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Point And Sandwick Power Beinn, Pentland Drive, Carloway, Isle Of Lewis, Western Isles, HS2 9AX | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | 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 | 5 Nov 2019 (Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Na h-Eileanan Siar) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Jan 2017 (planning authority Na h-Eileanan Siar) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Nov 2019 (granted, planning authority Na h-Eileanan Siar) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | SgurrEnergy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 1 units (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 | 58.2776, -6.7547 | 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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Sandwick North St Community wind turbine is the 739th-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 2,484th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 739th of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,484th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,616th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 22 grid connections (15 operating, 57.8 MW) and 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generator 5,6 & 7 grid connection | Grid connection | 1.57 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Generator 5,6 & 7 grid connection | Grid connection | 1.57 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Callanish Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.4 km |
| Barvas Primary | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| WCCEC Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 45 MW | Planned | 16 km |
| Gisla Primary | Substation | — | — | 18 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.
- 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.