Whitelee Wind Farm

infobox UK power station
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country=Scotland
unitary_scotland=East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire
os_grid_reference=NS585458
latitude=55.685486
longitude=-4.250187
operator=Scottish Power
fuel=Wind power
fuel_capacity=322MW
opened=2009 (projected)
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Whitelee Wind Farm is an onshore wind farm, currently under construction near Eaglesham, Scotland. The wind farm, when completed, will have 140 wind turbines, and a capacity of 322 megawatts (MW). The construction site covers 55 square kilometres of moorland, convert|5|mi|km south of East Kilbride, and convert|12|mi|km south of Glasgow.

The project is partly operational, and, when completed in summer 2009, will produce enough renewable energy for over 180,000 homes, which is more than two percent of the Scotland's annual electricity needs.fact|date=June 2008 The £300 million (US$560 million) windfarm will be operated by Scottish Power, and, when completed, is expected to be one of Europe’s largest onshore wind farms. [ [http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2175390.0.Europes_biggest_onshore_wind_farm_plugs_into_the_national_grid.php Europe’s biggest onshore wind farm plugs into the national grid] ] [ [http://www.scottishpower.com/PressReleases_1608.htm First Turbines Arrive At Whitelee Windfarm - Another Major Milestone] ] . If completed, the 1.1 billion euro, 600 megawatts wind farm planned in Dobrogea, Romania, will be Europe's biggest. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7585929.stm Czech firm plans giant wind farm ] ]

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*Wind power in Scotland

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