Project information
SSE Renewables has produced a proposal for a 57 turbine extension to the consented Clyde Wind Farm. The proposed extension site is located in the Upper Clyde Valley to the north-east of the consented Clyde Wind Farm site, surrounding Camps Reservoir, situated within both Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire Council areas. The proposed extension will create a natural infill between the central and north sections of the existing Clyde wind farm (see Clyde and Clyde Extension Map – May 2012 below) and aims to work towards helping the Scottish Government achieve its challenging renewable energy target; generating 100 per cent of Scotland's own electricity demand from renewable resources by 2020.
The Section 36 application and accompanying Environmental Statement (ES) for the Clyde Extension Wind Farm was submitted to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit on 10th October 2011. This follows an extensive consultation period with the local community, political representatives and wider interested stakeholders during which we reached a final proposed design for the project comprising 57 turbines. Details of our public exhibitions, our public exhibition materials and a copy of the project’s Non-Technical Summary (NTS) of the ES can be downloaded below.
Hard copies of the full application and accompanying ES can be viewed at the following locations:
South Lanarkshire Council Enterprise Resources
Planning & Building Standards Service HQ
Montrose House, Hamilton, ML3 6LB
South Lanarkshire Council Enterprise Resources
Planning & Building Standards Service
South Vennel, Lanark, ML11 7TJ
Moffat Town Hall Customer Service Centre
High Street
Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, DG10 9HF
Scottish Borders Council Contact Centre
High Street, Peebles, EH45 8AF
Biggar Library Market Road
Biggar, South Lanarkshire, ML12 6FX
Project Benefits
If consented, the project will provide the following benefits to the local community, South Lanarkshire region and Scotland as a whole:
- Project investment up to around £260m.
- Creation of up to 150 full time jobs predicted during the construction phase.
- Utilisation of local companies wherever possible. For procurement enquiries, please contact us. In addition, the existing Clyde project has so far generated a spend of over £6m on local companies .
- Any new impacts will be minimised through use of existing roads and grid infrastructure from the existing Clyde project.
- Projected to produce enough electricity to power 136,000 homes based on household consumption of 3,300 kWh a year.
Through SSE’s new community benefit policy, if consented, the project will also provide a generous community benefit fund worth £855,000 per annum (based on 171MW site capacity) or around £21.3m during the lifetime of the project. For further details on the Clyde Extension community benefit fund and SSE’s new community benefit policy please visit our community benefit .
Community Consultation
Our engagement with the local community is ongoing and we will continue working closely with local residents, community groups, politicians and wider stakeholders as the project progresses through the planning system to address any concerns and maximise all benefits for the local area.
If you have any queries, would like more information or would like to talk over a certain aspect of the project please contact Kirstanne McDowall. We would be delighted to hear from you.