West Strathore
West Strathore is a 4.98 MW solar farm in Scotland, operated by Greencoat Capital. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- Scotland
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 4.98 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- Greencoat Capital
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- KY1 4DQ
- Coordinates
- 56.1648, -3.1510
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 West Strathore compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 4.98 MW station would generate roughly 4.4 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 1,620 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.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.
All UK solar farms Solar farms in Scotland All run by Greencoat CapitalNearby generating sites
- Middle Balbeggie Β· 5 MW solar farm1.4 km
- Middle Balbeggie Β· 6.4 MW onshore wind farm1.5 km
- Markinch Β· 61 MW biomass power station4.1 km
- Earlseat Wind Farm (GB) Β· 16 MW onshore wind farm4.4 km
- Little Raith (GB) Β· 24.8 MW onshore wind farm8.1 km
- Westfield Β· 10 MW onshore wind farm9.2 km
- EPR Scotland Ltd Β· 12.5 MW biomass power station9.9 km
- Mossmorran Β· 4.6 MW onshore wind farm13.2 km
Also operated by Greencoat Capital
Greencoat Capital operates 195 sites in the register. Largest first:
Planning history
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.
- Planning status
- Operational
- Site name in planning record
- West Strathore Solar Limited
- Developer / operator
- West Strathore Solar
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning reference
- 15/02351/FULL
- Application submitted
- 23 July 2015
- Permission granted
- 26 November 2015
- Construction started
- 1 November 2016
- Began operating
- 30 March 2017
- Capacity in planning record
- 5 MW
- Address
- West Strathore House, Strathore Road, Thornton, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Fife, KY1 4DY
- REPD reference
- 5384
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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