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Dunside Wind Farm

Awaiting Construction108 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 31 March 2026

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
108 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
EDF Energy
Location
W/O Dunside Longformacus Duns, Scottish Borders, TD11 3PF, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Planning application
ECU00003436
Turbines
15, 220 m to tip

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  • 16 June 2023 Planning application submitted
  • 24 March 2026 Planning permission granted
  • 24 March 2029 Planning permission expired

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The register holds 54 incidents at onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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