List of power stations in Scotland

This list of power stations in Scotland includes current and former electricity-generating power stations in Scotland, sorted by type. Scotland is a net exporter of electricity and has a generating capacity of over 10GW. None of this is generated by conventional oil- or gas-burning power stations, instead using one large gas turbine power station and two large nuclear power stations, as well as several hydro-electric schemes in the Highlands. Scotland also has an increasing number of wind farms, due to the large proportion of upland areas. As of July 2010, there were 100 operating wind farms in Scotland with a combined capacity of 8GW; and a further 96 projects under construction or consented, with capacity of 2GW.[1] A number of other power plants include an experimental wave power generator on Islay, and Steven's Croft near Lockerbie, the UK's largest wood-fired biomass power station.[2] Since 2016 no coal fired power stations are operating in Scotland.[3]

A red background denotes a power station that is no longer operational, and a green background denotes a power station that is currently operational.

Nuclear power stations

Name	Operator	Location (UK grid reference)	Council area	Type	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Closed
Chapelcross	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority	NY216697	Dumfries and Galloway	Magnox	200	1959	2004
Dounreay DFR	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority	NC981668	Highland	Fast breeder reactor	14	1962	1977
Dounreay PFR	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority	NC981668	Highland	Fast breeder reactor	250	1975	1994
Hunterston A	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority	NS183514	North Ayrshire	Magnox	360	1964	1990
Hunterston B	EDF Energy	NS183514	North Ayrshire	Advanced gas-cooled reactor	1,288	1976	-
Torness	EDF Energy	NT746750	East Lothian	Advanced gas-cooled reactor	1,364	1988	-

Coal-fired

Name	Operator	Location (UK grid reference)	Council area	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Closed
Aberdeen[4]			Aberdeen City	57.25	operating 1959
Barony	SSEB	NS528218	East Ayrshire	60	1957	1989
Bonnybridge[4]				60	operating 1959
Braehead	SSEB	NS517677	Renfrewshire	260	1951	1979
Clyde's Mill[4]				277.5	1916
Cockenzie	Scottish Power	NT394754	East Lothian	1,200	1967	2013
Dalmarnock[4]				257.5
Dundee[4]			Dundee	75.625	operating 1959
Dunfermline[4]				25.5	operating 1959
Falkik[4]				7.5	operating 1959
Galashiels[4]				6.625	operating 1959
Kilmarnock[4]				60	operating 1959
Kincardine	Scottish Power	NS923882	Fife	760	1958[5]	1997
Longannet	Scottish Power	NS953852	Fife	2,400	1970[6]	2016
Methil	Scottish Power	NO381002	Fife	57	1965	2000
Pinkston	SSEB	NS595667	Glasgow	65	1901	1960s
Portobello	SSEB	NT301743	Edinburgh		1934	1977
Yoker	SSEB	NS510686	Glasgow	100	1905	1976

Oil- and gas-fired

Name	Operator	Location (UK grid reference)	Council area	Fuel	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Closed
Arnish	Scottish and Southern Energy	NB422304	Western Isles	Diesel	10.3	2000	-
Barra[7]	Scottish and Southern Energy	NF718033	Western Isles	Diesel	2.5	1986	-
Bowmore[8]	Scottish and Southern Energy	NR320602	Argyll_and_Bute	Diesel	6.0	1946	-
Brodick[4]				Diesel	3.087
Campbeltown[4]				Diesel	3.740
Daliburgh[4]				Diesel	1.56
Grangemouth	Grangemouth CHP	NS944810	Falkirk	Gas	130	2001	-
Inverkip	South of Scotland Electricity Board	NS196711	Inverclyde	Oil	1900	1970	1988
Kirkwall	Scottish and Southern Energy	HY44651097	Orkney	Oil	16	1951
Lerwick A and B	Scottish and Southern Energy	HU465427	Shetland	Oil	67	1953 & 1996	-
Lochalsh[4]				Diesel	0.91
Loch Carnan[9]	Scottish and Southern Energy	NF832427	Western Isles	Diesel	11.8	1971	-
Peterhead	Scottish and Southern Energy	NK127430	Aberdeenshire	Gas	1550	1980	-
Stornoway	Scottish and Southern Energy	NB431321	Western Isles	Diesel	23.5	1950	-
Sullom Voe Terminal[10][11]	ENGIE	HU401751	Shetland	Gas	22 (100)	1980	-
Tiree[12]	Scottish and Southern Energy	NL997446	Argyll_and_Bute	Diesel	2.5	1953	-
Tobermory[4]				Diesel	1.375

Hydro-electric

Pumped-storage hydro-electric

Hydroelectricity relies on gravity to propel water through power-generating turbines. The difference in height between the turbine and the water source is known as the "head". Scotland has two pumped-storage hydro-electric power stations, which pump water back up to a storage reservoir during periods of off-peak demand. Drax Group PLC's Cruachan Power Station was the first such station in the world when it opened in 1965.[13] It can hold 7 gigawatt-hours (25 TJ) of energy,[14] equivalent to 22 hours of full production. 12 hours is reserved for black start.[15]

Name	Operator	Location (UK grid reference)	Council area	Gross head (m)	Capacity (MW)	Energy	Commissioned
Cruachan[13][16]	Drax Group	NN077268	Argyll and Bute	360	440	7 GWh[14] or 8.8[17]	1965
Foyers/Loch Mhòr[18]	Scottish and Southern Energy[19]	NH503217	Highland	179	300	6.3 GWh[17]	1974

SSE have proposed building two new pumped storage schemes in the Great Glen; 600 MW at Balmacaan above Loch Ness,[20] and 600 MW at Coire Glas above Loch Lochy, at £800m.[21][22][23] Scotland has a potential for around 500 GWh of pumped storage.[24]

Conventional hydro-electric

Several of Scotland's hydro-electric plants were built to power the aluminium smelting industry, but many more were built in the mid-20th century by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board to supply the communities of the Highlands. These were built in several "schemes" of linked stations, each covering a catchment area, whereby the same water may generate power several times as it descends.

Name	Operator	Scheme	Location (UK grid reference)	Council area	Gross head (m)	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned
Achanalt [25]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Conon	NH308619	Highland	20	3	1956
Aigas [26]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Affric-Beauly	NH474436	Highland	18	20	1962
Allt Fionn [27]	Osspower/Glenfalloch Estate	-	NN331209	Stirling	180	2	2012
Allt-na-Lairige [28]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Sloy-Awe	NN231136	Argyll and Bute	249	6	1956
Auchtertyre [29]	Innogy	-	NN353290	Stirling	-	0.7	2000
Blantyre [30]	Innogy	-	NS695583	South Lanarkshire	-	0.575	1995
Bonnington [31]	Drax Group	Lanark	NS884416	South Lanarkshire	30	11	1927
Braevallich [32]	Innogy	-	NM958073	Argyll and Bute	-	2.2	2006
Carnoch [33]	Innogy	-	NM847606	Highland	245	1.35	2006
Carsfad [34]	Drax Group	Galloway	NX604854	Dumfries and Galloway	20	12	1936
Cashlie [35]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Breadalbane	NN507419	Perth and Kinross	142	11	1959
Cassley [36]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Shin	NC396232	Highland	113	10	?
Ceannacroc [37]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Great Glen	NH223108	Highland	90	20	1959
Chliostair [38]	Scottish and Southern Energy	-	NB059091	Western Isles	125	1	1960
Clachan [28]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Sloy-Awe	NN191133	Argyll and Bute	294	40	?
Clunie [39]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Tummel	NN912597	Perth and Kinross	53	61	1955
Cuaich [39]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Tummel	NN674876	Highland	27	2.5	1959
Cuileig [34]	Scottish and Southern Energy	-	NH179767	Highland	-	3.2	2002
Culligran [26]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Affric-Beauly	NH377404	Highland	60	19	1962
Dalchonzie [35]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Breadalbane	NN740219	Perth and Kinross	29	4	1958
Deanie [26]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Affric-Beauly	NH291387	Highland	113	38	1963
Douglas Water [40]	Innogy	-	NN054054	Argyll and Bute	173	3	2008
Drumjohn [34]	Drax Group	Galloway	NX521973	Dumfries and Galloway	-	2	1985
Earlstoun [34]	Drax Group	Galloway	NX614818	Dumfries and Galloway	20	14	1936
Errochty [39]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Tummel	NN772593	Perth and Kinross	186	75	1955
Fasnakyle [26]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Affric-Beauly	NH318295	Highland	159	69	1951
Finlarig [35]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Breadalbane	NN585345	Perth and Kinross	415	16.5	1955
Foyers	British Aluminium Company	-	NH503217	Highland	179	200	1896, reconfigured 1971[41]
Foyers Falls [42]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Foyers	NH503217	Highland	108	5	1974
Garrogie [43]	Innogy	-	NH500132	Highland	-	2.4	2005
Garry Gualach [44]	Innogy	-	NH170004	Highland	-	0.78	2002
Gaur [39]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Tummel	NN464569	Perth and Kinross	30	7.5	1953
Gisla [45][46]	Scottish and Southern Energy	-	NB128257	Western Isles	47	0.7	?
Glen Tarbert [47]	Innogy	-	NM865605	Highland	-	0.85	2000
Glendoe	Scottish and Southern Energy	Glendoe	NH451031	Highland	600	100	2009
Glenlee [34]	Drax Group	Galloway	NX606805	Dumfries and Galloway	120	24	1935
Glenmoriston [37]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Great Glen	NH364156	Highland	93	37	1957
Grudie Bridge [25]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Conon	NH320623	Highland	168	18.7	1950
Inverawe [28]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Sloy-Awe	NN016321	Argyll and Bute	36	25	1963
Inverbain [48]	Innogy	-	NG786549	Highland	-	1	2005
Invergarry [37]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Great Glen	NH319013	Highland	53	20	1956
Inverlael[49]	Innogy	-	NH189854	Highland	120	2.5	2009
Kendoon [34]	Drax Group	Galloway	NX604876	Dumfries and Galloway	46	24	1936
Kerry Falls [50]	Scottish and Southern Energy	-	NG829719	Highland	56	1	1952
Kilmelfort [28]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Sloy-Awe	NM832141	Argyll and Bute	111	2	1956
Kilmorack [26]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Affric-Beauly	NH494442	Highland	17	20	1962
Kingairloch [51]	Scottish and Southern Energy	-	NM836532	Highland	-	3.5	2005
Kinlochleven [52]	Alcan	-	NN191617	Highland	-	30	1909
Lairg [36]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Shin	NC575069	Highland	10	3.5	1959
Lednock [35]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Breadalbane	NN698303	Perth and Kinross	91	3	1961
Livishie [37]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Great Glen	NH353159	Highland	259	15	1962
Loch Dubh [53]	Alcan	-	NC149012	Highland	166	1.2	1948
Loch Ericht [39]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Tummel	NN553727	Perth and Kinross	55	2.2	1962
Loch Gair [28]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Sloy-Awe	NR924908	Argyll and Bute	109	6	1961
Lochaber [54]	Rio Tinto Alcan	Lochaber	NN127751	Highland	-	65	1944
Lochay [35]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Breadalbane	NN545349	Perth and Kinross	180	45	1958
Lubreoch [35]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Breadalbane	NN453417	Perth and Kinross	30	4	1958
Luichart [25]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Conon	NH394570	Highland	56	34	1954
Lussa [28]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Sloy-Awe	NR735260	Argyll and Bute	116	2.4	1952
Morar [55]	?	-	NM683922	Highland	5	1	1948
Mossford [25]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Conon	NH330633	Highland	161	18.6	1957
Mullardoch [26]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Affric-Beauly	NH222309	Highland	27	2.4	1955
Nant [28]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Sloy-Awe	NN015208	Argyll and Bute	172	15	1963
Nostie Bridge [56]	Scottish and Southern Energy	-	NG852272	Highland	149	1	1948
Orrin [25]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Conon	NH436545	Highland	222	18	1959
Pitlochry [39]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Tummel	NN935577	Perth and Kinross	15	15	1950
Quoich [37]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Great Glen	NH107011	Highland	101	18	1955
Rannoch [39]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Tummel	NN529582	Perth and Kinross	156	44	1930
River E [57]	Innogy	-	NH521164	Highland	287	3	2007
Shin [36]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Shin	NH573974	Highland	81	18.6	1958
Sloy [28]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Sloy-Awe	NN320098	Argyll and Bute	277	152.5	1950
Sron Mor [28]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Sloy-Awe	NN161200	Argyll and Bute	46	5	1957
St Fillans [35]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Breadalbane	NN690246	Perth and Kinross	253	16.8	1957
Stanley Mills [58]	Innogy	-	NO114328	Perth and Kinross	-	0.84	2003
Stonebyres [31]	Drax Group	Lanark	NS850441	South Lanarkshire	51	5	1927
Storr Lochs [59]	Scottish and Southern Energy	-	NG500506	Highland	136	2.4	1952
Striven [28]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Sloy-Awe	NS056839	Argyll and Bute	123	8	1951
Tongland [60]	Drax Group	Galloway	NX694535	Dumfries and Galloway	32	33	1935
Torr Achilty [25]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Conon	NH446545	Highland	16	15	1954
Trinafour [39]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Tummel	NN724647	Perth and Kinross	91	0.5	1959
Tummel Bridge [39]	Scottish and Southern Energy	Tummel	NN763590	Perth and Kinross	53	34	1935

Wind power

Onshore

Name	Operator	Location (UK grid reference)	Council area	Number of turbines	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Notes
Burnfoot Hill	EDF	NN905034	Stirling	13	26	October 2010	[61]
Upper Ardgrain		NJ960344	Aberdeenshire	3	2.4	October 2010	[61]
Ben Aketil extension	Falck Renewables	NG330461	Highland	2	4.6	October 2010	[61]
Achany Estate	SSE Renewables	NC504044	Highland	19	38	October 2010	[61]
Hammars Hill	Hammars Hill Energy Ltd	HY384235	Orkney	5	4.5	September 2010	[61]
Tullo	Eneco	NO757716	Aberdeenshire	7	17	September 2010	[61]
Methil Docks	The Hydrogen Office	NT375993	Fife	1	0.75	September 2010	[61]
Crystal Rig 2	Fred Olsen Renewables Ltd	NT656683	Scottish Borders	51	117.3	September 2010	[61]
Crystal Rig 2a	Fred Olsen Renewables Ltd	NT660680	Scottish Borders	9	20.7	September 2010	[61]
House o'Hill		NJ976585	Aberdeenshire	3	2.4	July 2010	[61]
Cairnmore Farm	RWE Npower Renewables	NJ503244	Aberdeenshire	3	2.55	July 2010	[61]
Carcant	SSE Renewables	NT364525	Scottish Borders	3	6	June 2010	[61]
Toddleburn	SSE Renewables	NT494535	Scottish Borders	12	27.6	June 2010	[61]
Craigengelt Hill	GDF Suez	NS723866	Stirling	8	20	March 2010	[61]
Tiree Community Wind Turbine	Tiree Renewable Energy Ltd	NM076483	Argyll and Bute	1	0.9	March 2010	[61]
Fairburn Estate	Scottish & Southern	NH416519	Highland	20	40	February 2010	[61]
Hill of Fiddes	Broadview Energy	NJ932250	Aberdeenshire	3	6.9	February 2010	[61]
Boyndie extension	Falck Renewables	NJ640619	Highland	1	2.3	January 2010	[61]
Pates Hill	Your Energy	NS965605	West Lothian	7	14	January 2010	[61]
North Rhins	AES Wind Generation	NX020568	Dumfries and Galloway	11	22	January 2010	[61]
Edinbane	Vattenfall	NG346462	Highland	18	41.4	December 2009	[61]
Skelmonae		NJ889396	Aberdeenshire	4	3.2	December 2009	[61]
Strath of Brydock extension	A.J. Duncan	NJ653599	Aberdeenshire	1	2.3	December 2009	[61]
Cowhill		NJ746336	Aberdeenshire	1	0.8	December 2009	[61]
Newstead		NJ813503	Aberdeenshire	1	0.8	December 2009	[61]
Ednie Farm		NK087511	Aberdeenshire	1	0.8	December 2009	[61]
Burgar Hill extension	Burgar Hill Renewables	HY341265	Orkney	1	2.3	November 2009	[61]
Dun Law extension	ScottishPower	NT461574	Scottish Borders	35	29.75	October 2009	[61]
Longpark	EDF	NT474424	Scottish Borders	19	38	October 2009	[61]
Holodyke	DC & MC Wallace	HY319215	Orkney	1	0.9	October 2009	[61]
Hill of Burns		NJ742350	Aberdeenshire	1	0.8	October 2009	[61]
Westray Community wind turbine	Westray Development Trust	HY437460	Orkney	1	0.9	October 2009	[61]
Lochhead Farm	A7 Energy Ltd	NS778474	South Lanarkshire	3	6.15	July 2009	[61]
Hill of Balquhindachy extension	Greenspan Energy	NJ857425	Aberdeenshire	2	1.7	July 2009	[61]
St John's Wells	St John's Wells Wind Farm Limited	NJ800369	Aberdeenshire	3	2.4	July 2009	[61]
Beinn Tharsuinn extension (Beinn nan Oighrean)	RockBySea & Midfern Renewbles	NH614815	Highland	2	4.6	July 2009	[61]
Ardkinglass/Clachan Flats	Iberdrola	NN175145	Argyll and Bute	9	15.03	June 2009	[61]
Strath of Brydock	A.J. Duncan	NJ653599	Aberdeenshire	2	4.6	June 2009	[61]
Achairn Farm	J & R Innes	ND305504	Highland	3	6.15	May 2009	[61]
Aikengall	Community Windpower	NT714704	East Lothian	16	48	2009	[61]
Ardrossan	Airtricity	NS232471	North Ayrshire	12	24	2003	[62]
Artfield	Scottish and Southern Energy	NX225675	Dumfries and Galloway	15	22	2005	[63]
Balnamoon	Balnamoon Renewables Ltd.	NJ484555	Moray	1	0.8	2008	[61]
Beinn an Tuirc	Scottish Power	NR746367	Argyll and Bute	46	30.36	2002	[64]
Beinn Ghlas	Npower	NM975258	Argyll and Bute	14	8.4	1999	[65]
Beinn Tharsuinn	Scottish Power	NH614814	Highland	17	30	2006	[61]
Ben Aketil	Falck Renewables	NG330445	Highland	10	23	2007	[61]
Bilbster (Flex Hill)	Npower	ND271518	Highland	3	3.9	2008	[66]
Black Hill	RES	ND229446	Scottish Borders	22	28.6	2007	[61]
Black Law	Scottish Power	NS897539	North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire West Lothian	54	124.2	2005, extended 2006	[61]
Bowbeat	E.ON UK	NT302455	Scottish Borders	24	31.2	2002	[67]
Boyndie	Falck Renewables	NJ621639	Aberdeenshire	7	14	2006	[68]
Braes of Doune	Airtricity	NN719107	Stirling	36	72	2005	[69]
Bu Farm	I & H Brown	HY621218	Orkney	3	2.7	2002	[61]
Buolfruich	Anthony Hall	ND160355	Highland	15	12.75		[70]
Burgar Hill	Npower	HY346256	Orkney	2	5	2007	[71]
Burra Dale	Shetland Aerogenerators	HU424424	Shetland	5	3.7	2000, extended 2003	[61]
Cairn Uish (Rothes)	Fred Olsen Renewables	NJ184505	Moray	22	50.6	2005	[61]
Causeymire	Npower	ND155505	Highland	24	55	2004	[70]
Craig	Craig Wind Farm Co.	NX019569	Dumfries and Galloway	4	8	2007	[61]
Cruach Mhor	Scottish Power	NS035874	Argyll and Bute	35	29.75	2004	[61]
Crystal Rig	Fred Olsen Renewables	NT678679	Scottish Borders	25	62.5	2004, extended 2007	[61]
Dalswinton	Airtricity	NX950889	Dumfries and Galloway	15	30	2008	[72]
Deucheran Hill	E.ON UK	NR761442	Argyll and Bute	9	15.75	2001	[73]
Drumderg	Scottish and Southern Energy	NO179553	Perth and Kinross	16	32	2008	[74]
Dummuie	Eco2	NJ563357	Aberdeenshire	7	10.4	2007	[61]
Dun Law	Scottish Power	NT466572	Scottish Borders	26	17.6	2000	[61]
Earlsburn	Falck Renewables	NS696884	Stirling	15	37.5	2007	[75]
Farr	Npower	NH734289	Highland	40	92	2006	[76]
Findhorn Ecovillage	Findhorn Wind Park	NJ058640	Moray	4	0.75	2006	[61][77]
Fintry	FREE	NS616867	Stirling	1	2.5	2007	[61]
Forss	Fivestone	ND019695	Highland	6	7	2003	[61]
Gigha	Gigha Renewable Energy Company	NR637472	Argyll and Bute	3	0.675	2004	[61]
Glens of Foudland	Centrica	NJ613360	Aberdeenshire	20	26	2005	[61]
Greendykeside	A7 Energy	NS811703	North Lanarkshire	2	4	2007	[61]
Green Knowes	Scottish Power	NN965070	Perth and Kinross	18	27	2008	[61]
Hadyard Hill	Scottish and Southern Energy	NX264992	South Ayrshire	52	120	2006	[63]
Hagshaw Hill	Scottish Power	NS789307	South Lanarkshire	46	42	1995, extended 2008	[61]
Hare Hill	Scottish Power	NS654097	East Ayrshire	20	13.2	2000	[61]
Kilbraur	Falck Renewables	NC785075	Western Isles	19	47.5	2008	[78]
Liniclate	Element Wind Ltd.	NF786498	Western Isles	1	0.9	2008	[61]
Mackie's	Mackie's Ice Cream	NJ763319	Aberdeenshire	3	2.55	2007	[79]
Michelin Tyre Factory	Ecotricity	NO448328	Dundee	2	4	2006	[61]
Millennium (Glenmoriston)	Falck Renewables	NH271077	Highland	20	50	2008	[61][80]
Minsca Farm	Airtricity	NY225810	Dumfries and Galloway	16	36.8	2008	[81]
North Redbog	Redbog Renewables Ltd/Enercon	NJ996552	Aberdeenshire	2	1.6	2008	[61]
Novar (Bendealt)	RWE	NH554714	Highland	50	53.8	1997	[82]
Paul's Hill	Fred Olsen Renewables	NJ114404	Moray	24	55.2	2006	[61]
Sainsbury's, East Kilbride	Ecotricity	NS641514	South Lanarkshire	1	0.6	2001	[61]
Sigurd	Triodos Renewables	HY346256	Orkney	1	1.3	2000	[61]
Spurness	Scottish and Southern Energy	HY604343	Orkney	4	11	2005	[61]
Tangy Farm	Scottish and Southern Energy	NR678286	Argyll and Bute	15	12.75	2002	[61]
Wardlaw (Dalry)	Community Windpower	NS251517	North Ayrshire	6	18	2006	[83]
Wether Hill	Scottish Power	NX691939	Dumfries and Galloway	14	18.2	2007	[61]
Whitelee	Scottish Power Renewables	NS575465	East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire	215	539	2009, extended 2013	[84]
Windy Standard	Npower	NS618016	Dumfries and Galloway	36	21.6	1996	[85]

Offshore

Name	Operator	Location (UK grid reference)	Sea area	Number of turbines	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned
Beatrice (Demonstrator)[86]	Talisman Energy / Scottish and Southern Energy	ND361006	Moray Firth	2	10	2007
Beatrice[87]	Scottish and Southern Energy / Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners / Red Rock Power Limited	ND361006	Moray Firth	84	588	2018
Robin Rigg[88]	E.ON UK	NX899420	Solway Firth	60	180	2009
Hywind Scotland[89][90]	Statoil	Un­known	15 miles (24 km) miles from Peterhead	5	30	2017

Others

Name	Operator	Location (UK grid reference)	Council area	Type	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Closed
Billia Croo [91]	EMEC	HY2220909313	Orkney	Wave power	?	2003
Braehour[92]	Scottish Hydro Electric	ND093532	Highland	Peat burning	?	1954	1960
Baldovie[93]	Dundee Energy Recycling	NO448329	Dundee	Energy from waste	10.5	1999	-
Greengairs[94]	Shanks McEwan	NS786697	North Lanarkshire	Landfill gas	3.8	1996	-
Islay LIMPET[95]	Wavegen	NR158533	Argyll and Bute	Wave power	0.5	2000	-
Steven's Croft[96]	E.ON UK	NY121853	Dumfries and Galloway	Biomass (wood)	44	2008	-
Westfield[97]	Energy Power Resources	NT193981	Fife	Biomass (poultry litter)	10	2000	-

See also

• List of largest power stations in the world
• List of power stations in England
• List of power stations in Northern Ireland
• List of power stations in Wales

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