Benefits
Sclenteuch wind farm will continue to build on the success of the renewable energy sector in Scotland, providing a vital economic boost, creating skilled, sustainable jobs and help to drive a cleaner and more resilient economy.
Once operational, Sclenteuch will be capable of providing clean, low cost renewable electricity for around 50,000 homes1 every year in turn saving over 66,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year (compared to the equivalent fossil fuel generation).
During the development of Sclenteuch, we listened carefully to local residents and stakeholders and as a result, Sclenteuch will deliver tailored community benefit packages to communities within East and South Ayrshire which are aligned with the priorities of the local communities and help to secure long-term economic, social and environmental benefits. RES is committed to ensuring that, wherever reasonably practicable, local contractors and employees are used in all aspects of wind farm development. Sclenteuch Wind Farm will provide a vital economic boost, create skilled, sustainable jobs and help to drive a cleaner and more resilient economy. The wind farm is predicted to deliver around £9.6 million of inward investment in Ayrshire, in the form of jobs, employment and the use of local services. In addition, over £29 million in business rates will be paid to the South and East Ayrshire Councils to fund vital local services within the community.
As part of the scheme, we are also proposing a new footpath connecting with the existing High Keirs track, to form a nature trail called Keirs Glen Trail. As well as providing recreational benefits to the local community, it will provide biodiversity enhancement through native woodland and wetland planting. Further habitat enhancement will be provided through blanket bog habitat restoration on the site using measures including ditch blocking, peat hag reprofiling and reseeding of bare peat.
Click on the image above to see an indicative layout for the Keirs Glen Trail
1 The homes figure has been calculated by taking the predicted annual electricity generation of the site (based on RES assessments Sclenteuch has a predicted capacity factor of 39.1%) and dividing this by the annual average electricity figures from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) showing that the annual UK average domestic household consumption is 3,748 kWh (Dec 2021).