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Fallago Rig

Operational144 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 2 July 2020

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
144 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
EDF Energy Renewables
Location
Lammermuir Hills, Borders, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
First operating
2013
Turbines
48

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  • 16 May 2005 Planning application submitted
  • 6 June 2007 Planning permission refused
  • 9 November 2010 Planning permission granted
  • 9 November 2010 Appeal granted
  • 1 March 2011 Construction started
  • 31 March 2013 Operational

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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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