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Camster II

Operational36 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 14 May 2026

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
36 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
E.ON UK
Location
Watten and Lybster, Highland, KW1, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Highland
Planning application
19/03015/FUL
Appeal reference
PPA-270-2242
First operating
2026
Turbines
10, 127 m to tip

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  • 7 August 2019 Planning application submitted
  • 12 January 2021 Planning permission refused
  • 28 July 2021 Planning permission granted
  • 28 July 2021 Appeal granted
  • 1 October 2023 Construction started
  • 1 April 2026 Operational

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The register holds 54 incidents at onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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