Power plant · East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2
Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2 is a wind power plant in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 109 MW of capacity, operated by Scottish 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 | East Ayrshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | north of the Irvine Valley on Eaglesham Moor | 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 | 2013 | 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 | 12 Dec 2009 (permit WHX/02/040/0162, Electricity Act 1989 section 36, issued by Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 May 2009 (reference WHX/02/040/0162, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Dec 2009 (granted, reference WHX/02/040/0162, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Scottish Power | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 109 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 36 units (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 | 55.6408, -4.3151 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference WHX/02/040/0162)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference WHX/02/040/0162)
How it compares
Whitelee Windfarm Extension phase 2 is the 58th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 213th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 109 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 | 58th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | 0.23% |
| United Kingdom | 213th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,441st of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 7 substations, 5 data centers and 5 grid connections (3 operating, 25.4 MW), 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 | — | — | 21 km |
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Strathleven GSP | Substation | — | — | 39 km |
| Ballochmartin Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 3.5 MW | Planned | 40 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 42 km |
| Auchincarroch (GEN464G2) grid connection | Grid connection | 1.01 MW | Operating | 42 km |
| Killearn Primary | Substation | — | — | 46 km |
| Bruchag Primary | Substation | — | — | 46 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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