Power plant · Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scoop Hill Wind Farm
Scoop Hill Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 200 MW of capacity, operated by Community Wind Power.
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 | Dumfries and Galloway (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Approximately 5KM South-East Of Moffat, DG10 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 12 Nov 2020 (reference ECU00000533, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Feb 2026 (refused, reference ECU00000533, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Community Wind Power | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 200 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (co-located with re) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.2746, -3.3288 | 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 (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00000533)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00000533)
How it compares
Scoop Hill Wind Farm is the 21st-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 81st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 200 MW is 0.17% 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 | 21st of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | 0.58% |
| United Kingdom | 81st of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | 0.17% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,066th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 24 grid connections (10 operating, 74.7 MW), 13 substations and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Burn Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 31.1 MW | Operating | 35 km |
| Cross Border Connection (England) | Transmission line | — | Planned | 38 km |
| Easton | Substation | — | — | 38 km |
| Burnfoot Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 45 MW | Planned | 39 km |
| Hallburn Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 13.2 MW | Operating | 40 km |
| Westlinton | Substation | — | — | 42 km |
| Kinkry Hill | Substation | — | — | 42 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.