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Earlshaugh Wind Farm

Abandoned55.2 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 30 November 2016

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
55.2 MW
Status
Abandoned
Operator or applicant
Wind Energy Ltd
Location
Devil's Beef Tub near Moffat, Borders, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Turbines
22

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  • 25 June 2008 Planning application submitted

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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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