If approved, the new turbines will increase the output of clean green energy from Whitelee by up to a maximum of 130MW – enough on its own to power up to 73,000 homes – taking the total output from the windfarm up to 452MW.
Simon Christian, project director at ScottishPower Renewables, said: Whitelee is an excellent location for a windfarm development and we believe that there is scope to extend what is already an ambitious renewable energy project. Not only is it sited exceptionally well for good wind conditions, it is also close to grid connections, transport links and will be able to directly serve the nearby large population centers of west central Scotland.
