Power plant · Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
West Scales Wind Farm
West Scales Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 16.5 MW of capacity, operated by Airvolution 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 | Dumfries and Galloway (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | West Scales Farm, 1.5km north east of Eastriggs, between Annan and Gretna, DG16 5JH | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 24 Dec 2014 (reference 14/P/4/0538, planning authority Dumfries and Galloway) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 Nov 2015 (withdrawn, reference 14/P/4/0538, planning authority Dumfries and Galloway) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Airvolution Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 16.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units (3.3 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 | 55.0002, -3.1444 | 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 researchHow it compares
West Scales Wind Farm is the 507th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 1,327th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 16.5 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 | 507th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,327th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,736th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 82 grid connections (45 operating, 480 MW), 38 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 | 7.2 km |
| Burnfoot Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 45 MW | Planned | 10 km |
| Hespin Wood Landfill grid connection | Grid connection | 1.33 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Westlinton | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Harker / Hutton GSP | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Carlisle North BSP | Substation | — | — | 14 km |
| Cross Border Connection (England) | Transmission line | — | Planned | 28 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.