CONSTITUENCY BRIEFING · ENERGYMAP.APP
East Kilbride and Strathaven
East Kilbride and Strathaven was paid £3.1m last year to switch off its wind farms, because the wires south were full. That would cover every local household's electricity for 40 days. A further 38 MW of approved clean power (almost all onshore wind) is still waiting to be built here: enough to supply a year's electricity to 33,000 homes. A 55 MW battery approved at East Rogerton Cottage, Markethill Road in 2026 would store power that is currently wasted; it has not been built. A 40 MW battery was refused planning here in 2025; while discharging it could have supplied about 140,000 homes.
Ranks 161 of 650 for clean power approved and not built; 12 of 19 among seats with visible switch-off payments.
What is stuck, and why
| Project and developer | Tech | Size | Why it is stuck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bankend Rig III Wind FarmWilson Forrest Products Limited | Onshore wind | 58,000 homes 66 MW |
Cannot connect to the grid until 2030, 5 years after it was approvedWho can move it: the grid operator (NESO) and SP Transmission |
| East Rogerton Cottage, Markethill Road - Battery StoApatura - GPC 680 Limited | Battery | 55 MW |
Approved less than a year ago — nothing has happened sinceWho can move it: the developer and the network company |
| Gilbertfield Farm, Gilbertfield Road - Battery StoraBluefield Renewable Developments Limited | Battery | 40 MW |
Refused by South Lanarkshire Council in 2025Who can move it: South Lanarkshire Council |
What else is in the briefing
- All 10 projects, each with its planning reference and the organisation that holds the next decision
- Every approval a project still needs, and which of them the public can see
- What building them would mean here — community payments, business rates and construction work
- How East Kilbride and Strathaven compares with its neighbouring constituencies
- Drafted parliamentary questions and letters, filled in with this seat's figures
- 3 story angles for local reporting
- A two-page PDF, and a newsroom edition with the references and who to call
No account needed for any of this:
the full seat page with every figure,
the method and sources,
and this constituency's raw data.
The account covers the packaged briefing only.