Granthouse - 'Wind Farms'

The Wind Farms

Our villages, Grantshouse and Houndwood, are close to the North Sea and near to the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders.

These are among the areas considered best suited to position wind turbines to generate electricity.

Predicted view of Penmanshiel Wind Farm from the Duns to Grantshouse Road.

Some turbine installations will be privately owned and others form part of large commercial wind farms. Owners of suitable land can apply for planning permission to have a wind turbine installed to generate their own electricity and should recoup their installation costs over time, as they can sell and redirect any surplus power generated to the National Grid.

It is anticipated that developers of large commercial wind farms will contribute funding towards Community Benefits to be available for those living close by.
Advice and a variety of suggestions for community projects to be considered can be found on the Centre for Sustainable Energy's web site if you click the logo here >

Please also see: A Study of Community Energy Benefits in the Southern Uplands

For links to the various development companies web sites and their information concerning their proposals and the status of their planning applications for wind farms in or near to our Parish, please click on the logos below right. (Some are better than others!).
If you find any more, or any errors - please contact me!

Contact our Community Council if you want to know more and/or get involved with helping them to help is all to benefit from the Wind Farms in our area!

Scottish Borders Wind Farm Database and Information Click the logo here>