Power plant · South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
West Browncastle
West Browncastle is a power plant in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 30 MW of capacity, operated by Falck Renewables.
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 | South Lanarkshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Strathaven, Strathclyde, ML10 6QW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2014 | 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 | 9 Jul 2012 (permit EK/10/0358, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by South Lanarkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 13 Oct 2010 (reference EK/10/0358, planning authority South Lanarkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Jul 2012 (granted, reference EK/10/0358, planning authority South Lanarkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Falck Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 30 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 12 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 | 55.6604, -4.2066 | 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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West Browncastle is the 295th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 727th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 30 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 | 295th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 727th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,781st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. EK/10/0358
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 substations, 6 grid connections (3 operating, 25.4 MW) and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asanti Hamilton | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| Strathleven GSP | Substation | — | — | 40 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 43 km |
| Auchincarroch (GEN464G2) grid connection | Grid connection | 1.01 MW | Operating | 43 km |
| Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 21.4 MW | Operating | 43 km |
| Killearn Primary | Substation | — | — | 45 km |
| Drymen Primary | Substation | — | — | 47 km |
Operator and place
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- Earlsburn Avenue - Earlsburn Wind Farm Extension34 MW · permitted
- Assel Valley Wind Farm25 MW
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Other power plants in Scotland
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- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
- Beatrice588 MW
- Neart na Gaoithe450 MW
- Viking Wind Farm443 MW
- Cruachan440 MW
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.