OnPath Energy completed the construction of Kype Muir Wind Farm Extension in 2024, adding an extra 67.2 MW of generation capacity, enough to power 53,700 more homes.
In October 2024 OnPath Energy completed the sale of its shares in Kype Muir Wind Farm Extension to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat LLP. Schroders Greencoat LLP has been an investor in the project since 2021, with an initial loan which allowed us to develop this flagship project converted to a 49.9% shareholding in December 2023.
The long-term social, economic and environmental commitments made to local communities will be honoured in full by its new owners throughout the lifetime of the project.
Together with Kype Muir Wind Farm, Kype Extension will deliver social, economic and environmental benefits demonstrating the power of our OnPath Together approach to development.
67.2 MW
generation capacity
53,700
extra homes powered by clean energy
30,700
equivalent petrol cars taken off the road annually (combined with Kype Muir)
£21.1 million
in local community funds over the lifespan of the wind farm (combined with Kype Muir)
£159 million
total investment in the local economy (combined with Kype Muir)
800 jobs
directly or indirectly supported (combined with Kype Muir)
£47 million
estimated business rates (combined with Kype Muir)
About
The project
Kype Muir Extension is an addition to the existing Kype Muir Wind Farm, located approximately 7.5km south of the town of Strathaven.
Following extensive community engagement, the plans for Kype Muir Extension resulted in an additional 15 turbines placed at the site, generating enough renewable electricity to power a total of 123,700 homes when combined with the existing Kype Muir turbines.
Kype Muir and Kype Muir Wind Farm Extension are flagship projects that OnPath Energy has taken from concept, through planning, consultation, construction and operation. Together they demonstrate the power of community partnering to maximise the social, environmental, and economic benefits of onshore wind farms. Through such partnerships, the benefits are shared fairly between the operator, local authority and most importantly, the communities surrounding the project.
Key facts
Kype Muir Extension
- Local Authority: South Lanarkshire Council
- Owners: Owned by funds managed by Schroders Greencoat LLP.
- Location of site: Approximately 7.5km south of Strathaven
- Postcode of nearby property: ML10 6RE
- Number of turbines: four turbines with max. height of 156m blade tip; three turbines with a max. height of 176m; eight turbines with a max. height of 200m.
- Maximum generating capacity: Up to 67.2MW
- Life span: 30 years in operation
- Habitat management plan area: 91 ha
- Habitat management plan details: enhance bird, woodland and bog habitats.
Establishing our first Community Partnership
Creating value with communities
We created our first Community Partnering proposal at Kype Muir Wind Farm in 2019, with the aim of ensuring communities take their own share of the wind farm revenues to invest in their local area, tackling the issues specific to them. This group is the Kype Muir Community Partnership (KMCP) and it receives funding from both Kype Muir and Kype Muir Extension Wind Farms.
The KMCP represents the five community council areas which are local to Kype Muir, and each area has two representatives on the panel. If you are interested in applying for a grant, your first action should be to contact your local community council to discuss your proposal and get their support through the process.
You can find the relevant contact details in the fund guidelines below, as well as more information on the great work the KMCP do in their local area.
Register your interest
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