Black Law Windfarm and its Extension site have a combined total of 88turbines, located near Shotts, North Lanarkshire producing 124MWIC since 2005, increasing to 187MWIC in 2017
Project details
Current project stage
Operational
Date operational
21/06/2006
Capacity (MW)
124.2
Project address
Black Law, Climpy
Date financial investment decision made
Project developer
ScottishPower Renewables
Technology
Onshore Wind
Community benefits offered
Yes
Community shared ownership offered
No
Public contact email
communitybenefit@scottishpower.com
National outcomes supported
Care, Children and Young People, Climate action, Communities, Culture, Wellbeing economy and fair work, Education and learning, Environment, Equality and human rights, Health, Housing, Reduce poverty
West Lothian Council, West Lothian Development Trust
Community benefit package mechanisms
Financial structure used to determine community benefits
Payment: per MW installed
Who makes decisions on what to fund?
Committee or Board
Regular review of community benefits package
Yes – other
Local authorities
Community councils
All community councils in West Lothian
Overview
Period start dateReport descriptionMore details
Period start date
2024-04-01
Period end date
2025-03-31
Funds made available this period
£219,633
Additional benefits
Funds spent this period
£217,415
Context
Funds committed for future projects
Further context to funds available and spent
Known additional funding levered
£0
The community benefit package supports the following national outcomes
Care, Children and Young People, Climate action, Communities, Culture, Wellbeing economy and fair work, Education and learning, Environment, Equality and human rights, Health, Housing, Reduce poverty
Funding brought forward and allocated in an earlier funding period
Further context to funds available and spent
Known additional funding levered
£813,905
The community benefit package supports the following national outcomes
Care, Children and Young People, Climate action, Communities, Culture, Wellbeing economy and fair work, Education and learning, Environment, Equality and human rights, Health, Housing, Reduce poverty
The community benefit package supports the following national outcomes
Care, Children and Young People, Climate action, Communities, Culture, Wellbeing economy and fair work, Education and learning, Environment, Equality and human rights, Health, Housing, Reduce poverty