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North Rhins

Operational22 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 5 January 2015

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
22 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Greencoat UK Wind
Location
North Rhins Stranraer Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dumfries and Galloway
First operating
2010
Turbines
11

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  • 15 January 2007 Planning application submitted
  • 14 March 2008 Planning permission granted
  • 1 October 2009 Construction started
  • 20 January 2010 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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