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Torrs Hill

Under Construction4 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 6 December 2019

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
4 MW
Status
Under Construction
Operator or applicant
Torrs Hill Windfarm Ltd
Location
10km NW of New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Planning application
03/P/2/0252
Turbines
2

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  • 9 June 2003 Planning application submitted
  • 23 March 2004 Planning permission granted
  • 15 February 2009 Construction started

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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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