Errol Estate - Scotlands Largest Solar Farm

Scotland's largest solar farm which was constructed on 70 acres of land at Errol Estate in Perthshire and includes 55,000 solar panels, went live in May 2017.Its construction began in January 2017. Errol Estate was one of the first locations in Scotland to be identified as a potential solar farm site, with the land being promoted for development by Thomas Macmillan of Savills in 2011.

Elgin Energy secured planning permission for the farm, and was responsible for designing the scheme and grid connection.

Mr Macmillan said he was "delighted" to see power being generated at the site.

He said: "It has been four years in the making and proves that large-scale solar in Scotland continues to be commercially viable.

"Solar technology has a far greater role to play in Scotland's energy mix than many people might realise.

"Due to reducing installation costs, and a climate of support from Scottish government, we are continuing to see an appetite from developers to take forward new development sites, even with reducing subsidy support from the Westminster government."