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Onshore wind · United Kingdom

Elginny Hill

Operational22 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 26 October 2018

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
22 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Brookfields (Antrim Wind Energy)
Location
Carncoagh Hill, Elginny Hill, Clontrace Hill, Broughshane, Co. Antrim, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Mid and East Antrim
Planning application
G/2011/0041/F
First operating
2018
Turbines
11

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  • 15 March 2011 Planning application submitted
  • 13 November 2014 Planning permission granted
  • 15 March 2017 Construction started
  • 15 March 2018 Operational

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