Wind farms in Borders

23 wind farms · 390 turbines

23wind farms
390turbines
800MW recorded

Commissioning years range from 2000 to 2021.

Status: Operating 22 · Under construction 1

Turbine manufacturers: Siemens Gamesa (5) · Vestas (3) · Senvion (1) — recorded for 9 of 23 wind farms

The largest is Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase 2a with 60 turbines and 138 MW. It is followed by Fallago Rig (48 turbines) and Dun Law Extension (35 turbines).

14 of the 22 wind farms with a recorded commissioning year were built before 2015, which makes them candidates for repowering in the coming years.

On average, a wind farm in this region has 17.0 turbines, for 34.8 MW.

3 of these wind farms have a detailed page; the others are listed here from the public registers.

Wind farmTurbinesCapacityYearManufacturer
Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase 2a60138 MW2010Siemens Gamesa
Fallago Rig48144 MW2013not recorded
Dun Law Extension3529.8 MW2009Vestas
Dun Law2617.2 MW2000Vestas
Bowbeat Emly Bank / Rough Side2431.2 MW2002not recorded
Black Hill (Borders)2228.6 MW2007not recorded
Drone Hill2228.6 MW2012Vestas
Longpark1938 MW2009Senvion
Aikengall IIa Community Wind Farm1981.7 MW2021not recorded
Crystal Rig Phase 11640 MW2004Siemens Gamesa
Penmanshiel Wind Farm1428 MW2016not recorded
Quixwood Moor1329.9 MW2017not recorded
Toddleburn1227.6 MW2010not recorded
Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase IV1144 MWn/aSiemens Gamesa
Glenkerie Wind Farm1122 MW2012not recorded
Langhope Rig1016 MW2015not recorded
Crystal Rig Extension II920.7 MW2010Siemens Gamesa
Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase III613.8 MW2016Siemens Gamesa
Carcant Windfarm36 MW2010not recorded
Brockholes Wind Cluster32.4 MW2013not recorded
Hoprigshiels Community Wind Farm36.9 MW2017not recorded
Moorhouse Farm21 MW2018not recorded
Kinegar Quarry25 MW2017not recorded