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Publication - FOI/EIR release

Density of wind turbines in local authority areas within Scotland: FOI release

Published
5 March 2020
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Part of
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector
FOI reference
FOI/202000013076
Date received
23 January 2020
Date responded
10 February 2020

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

Information concerning density of wind turbines in local authority areas in Scotland, specifically:

  • The number of turbines in each local authority area (industrial, small and medium scale if possible).

  • The average number of turbines per square kilometre in each local authority area.

  • The average number of turbines per capita in each local authority area

Response

The response to your request can be found attached to this email. Please note that data on the type of turbine is unavailable.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

FOI 202000013076 Information released
Excel document
13.5 kB

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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