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Transmission / Projects / South Scotland

Windy Rig Wind Farm

WINDY RIG WIND FARM LIMITED at Blackhill 132/33kV

Connection date
Connected
Gate
Not stated
Status
Built
Technology
Onshore wind
Total capacity
42.8 MW
Connected now
42.8 MW
Still to connect
0 MW
Transmission owner
SP Energy Networks (SPT)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
South Scotland
Project number
PRO-000374
In the register since
January 2021 or earlier

Change history

Every change to this project across 151 registers from 29 Jan 2021 to 5 Nov 2026.

  • 27 Sep 2024 register
    Connection point changed from Blackhill 132kV Substation to Blackhill 132/33kV
  • 23 Dec 2022 register
    Substation name updated in the register (from Blackhill 132kV to Blackhill 132kV Substation)
  • 31 Aug 2021 register
    42.8 MW now connected
  • 30 Apr 2021 register
    Status changed from Under Construction/Commissioning to Built
  • 30 Mar 2021 register
    Connection date moved from 30 Sep 2020 to 1 Apr 2021 (+6 months)

Also at Blackhill 132/33kV

Substation view

1 other project, 0 MW still to connect at this substation in total.

Status definitions (NESO)

Scoping: NESO is not aware that a planning application has been made.

Awaiting Consents: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that a planning application has been made.

Consents Approved: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that the planning application has been approved.

Terminated: used by NESO only in its register of 30 April 2021, for two projects that left the register the next month.

These statuses are NESO’s, not QueueWatch’s, and NESO describes them as “as far as we are aware”, so a project may be further along than its status shows.

Source: NESO