Robin Rigg Wind Farm

Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm
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CountryScotland
LocationSolway Firth, midway between the Galloway and Cumbrian coasts
Coordinates54°45′N 3°43′W / 54.75°N 3.72°W / 54.75; -3.72
StatusOperational
Commission dateApril 2010
OwnerE.ON
Wind farm
TypeOffshore
Power generation
Units operational58 X 3 MW
Make and modelVestas: V90-3MW
Units decommissioned2 X 3 MW
Nameplate capacity174 MW
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Wind farm layout

Robin Rigg Wind Farm, Scotland's first offshore wind farm, was constructed by E.ON at Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth, a sandbank midway between the Galloway and Cumbrian coasts. The wind farm first generated power for test purposes on 9 September 2009[1] and it was completed on 20 April 2010.

  1. ^ "BBC NEWS - UK - Scotland - South of Scotland - Offshore turbines start turning". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2009.