NOWTTF Hunterston-planned maintenance
To make you aware, SSE has contacted me to advise that they will be
conducting planned maintenance on the turbines, either Thursday or Friday.The details of the work are provided in the email below. The operator is able to carry out this maintenance within the scope of their consent. This maintenance would not result in a breach of planning control. I would be grateful if you could share this with other interested parties.
If you need to discuss, please give me a call.
Many thanks
Ross Middleton
Senior Development Management Officer
Planning Services
North Ayrshire Council
Cunninghame House
Irvine
DD: 01294 324379
Ross, for your information and in case you get any contact from the local
residents we are planning to carry out scheduled maintenance at Hunterston tomorrow or possibly Friday, this will involve letting the blades spin without generating (idling) for around 2 hours as described in our letter and is to protect the structural integrity of the machines over winter.
I have included a summary of the maintenance schedule below.
Date: 14th of December ,Thursday
Maintenance time period allowance: 12:00 -16:00
Maintenance length around 2 hours of the above range
1) Warming up for pitch system by rotating
Blade- about 1 hours
2) Maintenance verification by rotating
Blade- about 30 minutes to 1 hours
Alternative date: 15th of December, Friday (Due to potentially high wind
conditions).
If you have any queries regarding this please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Jamie Watt
Consents Manager
Generation Development
T: +44 (0)7540 318 955
External: 01738 457315 Internal: 67315
E: jamie.watt@sse.com
Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, PH1 3AQ