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Langhope Rig

Operational16 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 24 August 2015

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
16 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Greencoat UK Wind
Location
Langhope Rig, Ettrick Forest, Scottish Borders, Borders, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Borders
Planning application
06/01236/FUL
First operating
2015
Turbines
10

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  • 30 June 2006 Planning application submitted
  • 17 July 2007 Planning permission granted
  • 30 October 2013 Construction started
  • 26 March 2015 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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