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Windy Rig Wind Farm
Windy Rig Wind Farm is operational in Dumfries and Galloway with a recorded capacity of 43 MW, and has been generating since 2021-10-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2019-06-11 |
| Permission granted | 2019-11-08 5 months after submission |
| Operational | 2021-10-01 23 months after consent |
Dumfries and Galloway’s record on onshore wind
Dumfries and Galloway has decided 55 onshore wind schemes and approved 67%, taking a median of 18.5 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Dumfries and Galloway →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Brochloch Rig (formerly Windy Standard II) Wind Onshore · Operational | 90 | 2.5 km |
Brochloch Rig 1 (formerly Windy Standard) Wind Onshore · Operational | 21.6 | 2.5 km |
Windy Standard III Wind Farm (Brockloch Rig Phase 2) Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 87.6 | 4 km |
Afton Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 50 | 4.1 km |
Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm Battery · Under Construction | — | 7.7 km |
Sanquhar 2 Community Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 308 | 7.7 km |
Benbrack Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 67.1 | 8.5 km |
South Kyle Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 240 | 8.7 km |
How big is Windy Rig Wind Farm?
Windy Rig Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 43 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 Windy Rig Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Statkraft 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 Windy Rig Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2019-06-11. Permission was granted on 2019-11-08, 5 months later. The site became operational on 2021-10-01, 23 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 7562.
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