About the project

The proposed Kinnelhead Wind Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is located approximately 6km southwest of Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway.

The site is currently utilised as open rough grazing for livestock. It has good wind resource and lies within an 'area with potential for wind farm development' as defined in Dumfries and Galloway Council Local Plan 2 (2019).

Based on our initial studies, the wind farm would comprise of up to 26 turbines up to a tip height of 250m, resulting in an overall site generating capacity of 171MW. This is enough to power around 225,000 homes1 with clean, low cost electricity, every year.

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Having undertaken initial site feasibility work, we are now preparing for more detailed environmental and technical site survey work which will be carried out over the coming months to help inform the design. In line with this, we have recently submitted a Scoping Report to the Scottish Government's Energy Consents Unit (ECU), which sets out and seeks feedback on the proposed scope of environmental assessment work. 

You can view or download a copy of the Scoping Report by clicking on the links below: 

Scoping Report

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The Scoping Report and supporting information is also available on the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit website at www.energyconsents.scot using the reference number: ECU00006139.

As part of the planning process, RES will undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The purpose of the EIA is to investigate and alleviate any potential effects of a development on the natural, physical and human environment. An EIA includes the following assessments:

  • Landscape & Visual
  • Archaeology & Cultural Heritage
  • Ornithology
  • Ecology
  • Hydrology, Hydrogeology & Geology
  • Traffic & transport
  • Noise
  • Socioeconomics

The results of these surveys will be included in the Environmental Impact Assessment Report which will form part of any planning application that is submitted.