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Robin Rigg West
Robin Rigg West is an operational 90 MW offshore wind farm in Scotland, generating since 18 July 2009. Planning permission was granted on 16 June 2003, 12 months after submission. Operator of record: E.ON UK.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 June 2002 |
| Permission granted | 16 June 2003 12 months after submission |
| Operational | 18 July 2009 73 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
- Special Protection Area — Solway Firth
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.
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Wind Offshore · Operational | 84 | 2.9 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.2 | 14.5 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 5.4 | 14.8 km |
Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 14.9 km |
Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 49 | 15 km |
How big is Robin Rigg West?
Robin Rigg West has a recorded installed capacity of 90 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 Robin Rigg West?
REPD records the operator as E.ON UK. 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 Robin Rigg West approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 June 2002. Permission was granted on 16 June 2003, 12 months later. The site became operational on 18 July 2009, 73 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 2497.
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