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Onshore wind · United Kingdom

Artfield Fell

Operational19.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 4 June 2020

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
19.5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
Location
Artfield Fell Near New Luce NX230670, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Planning application
03-P-1-0195
First operating
2005
Turbines
15

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  • 24 September 2003 Planning application submitted
  • 1 February 2004 Planning permission granted
  • 23 June 2005 Operational

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