Middleton Wind Farm

Location Map RWE npower renewables planning application for a wind farm at Middleton, near Newton Mearns was approved by East Renfrewshire Council on the 23 June 2009.

The layout of the wind farm consists of six turbines, each with a maximum height to blade tip of 105 metres. At this size, the project will have an installed capacity of approximately 15 megawatts (MW), producing enough green electricity to meet the average electricity demand of up to 8,400 homes¹.

The scheme will also prevent the release of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide, making a valuable contribution to the overall goal of reducing green house gas emissions from the production of electricity.

The Middleton site is located on grazed pasture and is within East Refrewshire's area for Renewables Energy. 

In addition to this, the site also benefits from: 

• High wind speeds, ensuring high productivity and electrical output
• Low ornithological interest on the immediate area
• Good access to the electricity grid
• Good road access for construction purposes; and
• The turbines could co-exist with current land use practices to support farm diversification.

A non-technical summary (NTS) of the Environmental Statement can be downloaded from the link on the right hand side of this page.

Footnote
¹Energy predicted to be generated by the proposal has been calculated using an assumed capacity factor of 30% (DTI Energy Trends UK regional capacity factors 1198-2004), and is based on an installed capacity of 15 MW. The energy capture predicted and hence derived homes equivalent may change as site specific information is gathered.
Equivalent homes supplied is based on an annual electricity consumption per home of 4700kWh, which is derived from a total UK domestic electricity consumption of 117.589 terawatt-hours (TWh) (The Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2005) and 25.2 million UK households (Mid-year Household Estimates published in 2004 by the office for National Statistics).