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Goathill Quarry Turbine

Operational2 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 19 April 2016

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
2 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Collier Quarrying Group
Location
Goathill Quarry Easter Bucklyvie Cowdenbeath Fife, Fife, KY4 8ES, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Fife
Planning application
11/05591/EIA
First operating
2015
Turbines
1

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  • 1 November 2011 Planning application submitted
  • 21 June 2013 Planning permission granted
  • 1 May 2014 Construction started
  • 27 December 2015 Operational

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