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Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase IV

Overview

Project summary

Construction of Crystal IV took place over 2025 and early 2026. In spring 2026 Crystal IV began energy generation. The addition of Crystal IV takes the total number of turbines onsite to 102 turbines generating over 260MW of clean, green electricity.

Project details

Current project stage

Operational

Date operational

01/07/2026

Capacity (MW)

Project address

Crystal Rigg Wind Farm Cranshaws Duns Scottish Borders

Date financial investment decision made

Project developer

unknown

Technology

Onshore Wind

Community benefits offered

Yes

Community shared ownership offered

Not known

Public contact email

Project owner

Project owner name

Fred. Olsen Renewables

Project owner website

https://fredolsenrenewables.com/

Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase IV

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