Solwaybank Wind Farm

21 turbines · revised · Dumfries and Galloway

Wind farm facts

StatusRevised
County / regionDumfries and Galloway
Turbines21
Installed capacity42 MW
Turbine capacity2 MW
Tip heightnot recorded
Operator (or applicant)Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
Turbine manufacturerVestas
Turbine modelV100

♻️ Project timeline

Dated milestones from the UK Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Q2 2026 — not estimates.

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Original scheme Application submitted June 2009 Later scheme Application submitted November 2011 Permission expired September 2013 Refused March 2014 Permission granted September 2014 Granted on appeal September 2014 Under construction August 2018 Operational November 2020

The register links a second scheme on this site (REPD ref 4449, Operational): 15 turbines · 2 MW each · applicant The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). Two schemes on one site usually mean a repowering or an extension — to be confirmed with the operator.

Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0. REPD ref 4500.

What the register tells us

That works out at 2 MW per turbine on average.

Nearby

See all wind farms in Dumfries and Galloway.