Earlstoun
Earlstoun is a 14 MW hydroelectric station in Scotland, operated by Drax Group. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Large Hydro
- Scotland
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 14 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Hydro Β· Large Hydro
- Operator
- Part of Drax Group
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- DG7 3SR
- Coordinates
- 55.1230, -4.1765
Location
Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.
How Earlstoun compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 35% of the maximum possible output), a 14 MW station would generate roughly 43 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 15,900 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.
Hydroelectric stations generate electricity from water flowing downhill through turbines, either from a reservoir behind a dam or from a river (run-of-river). Most UK hydro capacity is in Scotland and Wales.
All UK hydro schemes and pumped-storage stations Hydro schemes and pumped-storage stations in Scotland All run by Drax GroupNearby generating sites
- Tummel Β· 34 MW hydroelectric station2.3 km
- Carsfad Β· 12 MW hydroelectric station2.4 km
- Glenlee Β· 24 MW hydroelectric station2.9 km
- Kendoon Β· 24 MW hydroelectric station6.0 km
- Blackcraig Β· 52.9 MW onshore wind farm9.2 km
- Wether Hill Β· 18.2 MW onshore wind farm13.9 km
- Brockloch Rig Β· 61.5 MW onshore wind farm13.9 km
- Windy Rig Β· 43.2 MW onshore wind farm16.9 km
Also operated by Part of Drax Group
Part of Drax Group operates 10 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Drax Power Station Biomass Units Β· biomass power station2,580 MW
- Cruachan Β· pumped-storage station440 MW
- Tongland Β· hydroelectric station33 MW
- Kendoon Β· hydroelectric station24 MW
- Glenlee Β· hydroelectric station24 MW
- Carsfad Β· hydroelectric station12 MW
- Bonnington Β· hydroelectric station11 MW
- Stonebyres Β· hydroelectric station6 MW
Source
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β operational at end of May 2025.
Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026
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