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Green Rigg
Green Rigg is an operational 36 MW onshore wind farm in Northumberland, generating since 28 November 2012. Planning permission was granted on 26 March 2010, 50 months after submission. Operator of record: EDF/China General Nuclear Power Corporation.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 12 January 2006 |
| Permission granted | 26 March 2010 50 months after submission |
| Operational | 28 November 2012 32 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 5 agricultural land.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Northumberland’s record on onshore wind
Northumberland has decided 31 onshore wind schemes and approved 52%, taking a median of 16.3 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Northumberland →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Battery · Operational | 20 | 4.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 54.4 | 6.6 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.8 | 10.2 km |
Large Hydro · Operational | 6.1 | 13.6 km |
How big is Green Rigg?
Green Rigg has a recorded installed capacity of 36 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Green Rigg?
REPD records the operator as EDF/China General Nuclear Power Corporation. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Green Rigg approved and built?
The application was submitted on 12 January 2006. Permission was granted on 26 March 2010, 50 months later. The site became operational on 28 November 2012, 32 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 4044.
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