Power plant · North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wee Minnemoer, Millport - Photovoltaic Solar Farm
Wee Minnemoer, Millport - Photovoltaic Solar Farm is a solar power plant in North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by Comsol Energy.
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 | North Ayrshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The NE/O Wee Minnemoer Millport, KA12 8EE | 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 |
| Application date | 29 Jul 2022 (reference 22/00385/PP, planning authority North Ayrshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 5 Sept 2022 (withdrawn, reference 22/00385/PP, planning authority North Ayrshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Comsol Energy (applicant) | 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 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 15.3 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.6146, -4.6718 | 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.
- Withdrawn (planning authority North Ayrshire, reference 22/00385/PP)
- Permit applied for (planning authority North Ayrshire, reference 22/00385/PP)
How it compares
Wee Minnemoer, Millport - Photovoltaic Solar Farm is the 856th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 3,288th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 856th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,288th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,910th of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 16 substations, 6 grid connections (2 operating, 4.05 MW) and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballochmartin Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 3.5 MW | Planned | 23 km |
| Bruchag Primary | Substation | — | — | 27 km |
| Brodick Primary | Substation | — | — | 30 km |
| Whiting Bay Primary | Substation | — | — | 30 km |
| Glenkiln Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 31 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 43 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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