A'Chruach — United Kingdom

A'Chruach is a 48.3 MW wind power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom. It ranks #274 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 29.4% of United Kingdom's electricity; the national grid averages 217 gCO₂/kWh (64.4% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GBR0004331.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 48 MW for A, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000910971; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 48.3 MW, A'Chruach is well above the median wind plant in United Kingdom (10 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #94 largest wind power plant of 779 in United Kingdom by capacity.

United Kingdom has 779 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 23,763 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Ederline Hydro · Hydro · 1.9 MW · Scotland
• Braevallich · Hydro · 2.2 MW · Scotland
• Leacann Hydro · Hydro · 1 MW · Scotland
• An Suidhe · Wind · 19.3 MW · Scotland
• Loch Gair · Hydro · 6 MW · Scotland
• Douglas Water · Hydro · 3 MW · Scotland

Location

Coordinates 56.1528, -5.3102 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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