Enough is Enough!

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The total number of wind turbines in Scotland is currently 4,273 spread over 334 wind power stations, there are further 29 wind power stations under construction comprising a further 640 turbines. There are an additional 96 wind power station sites consented and awaiting construction which will add another 1,058 turbines and there are also applications under consideration for a further 115 sites and 1,555 turbines. When that is complete, there will be 7,526 turbines and 574 operational wind power stations in Scotland although Scotland Against Spin reckon that is an understatement.

Data for South Ayrshire is not fully up to date, but South Ayrshire Council’s interactive map is presently being updated and should be fully up to date by Christmas. The map extract below shows current and proposed industrial wind power plants surrounding Straiton, but does not yet include the recent Back Fell proposal. The full map can be accessed here.

Scotland already has over 9,390MW of onshore wind capacity and Dumfries and Galloway is one of the top 3 local authority areas for onshore wind with almost 2,000MW capacity within or on its borders. D&G is already a net exporter of electricity having generation capacity for 15 times the number of homes in the region or projected to be in the region by 2028.

Data for Dumfries and Galloway only as at 27.08.2023:

Turbines

538 turbines in operation

367 turbines consented and awaiting construction428 turbines in planning (many of these are significantly taller than those in operation)

69 turbines in scoping

1402 turbines in total

Wind power stations

29 wind power stations in operation

27 wind power stations consented and awaiting construction

20 wind power stations in planning

5 wind power stations in scoping

81 wind power stations in total

Enough is enough!

2 thoughts on “Enough is Enough!”

  1. Hi SfS I agree with the sentiment that ‘Enough is enough’ and I will argue against any more Wind Farms in North Carrick. However there is another question that comes with that data. Why is it fair that the energy costs in Scotland are higher than other parts of the United Kingdom – Scotland is energy rich yet many people who live in Scotland face energy poverty. Enough is enough in both cases. Regards Gordon Ferrie

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  2. When did the name ” Wind Power Station ” come into affect. To me it sounds another PC affect to make them sound more Pleasing, the name Wind Farm should stay because that what it is, they are farming the wind…

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