The
extension
will
add
another
39
turbines,
each
with
a
capacity
of
3.6
megawatts
(MW),
bringing
overall
capacity
to
593MW
from
a
current
322MW.
The
initial
140-turbine
development
was
completed
in
May
2009,
when
ScottishPower
Renewables
also
received
planning
permission
for
a
first
extension
of
36
turbines.
Construction
of
both
extensions
will
be
carried
out
at
the
same
time,
starting
in
2010,
with
completion
expected
in
2012.
The
second
extension
will
be
located
to
the
southwest
of
the
current
Whitelee
site,
northeast
of
Kilmarnock.
Completion
of
both
extensions
will
see
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