Crystal Rig II
Crystal Rig II is a 138 MW onshore wind farm in Scotland, operated by Fred Olsen Renewables. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Onshore
- Scotland
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 138 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Wind Β· Onshore
- Operator
- Fred Olsen Renewables
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- HV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- EH42 1SH
- Coordinates
- 55.8995, -2.5293
Location
Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.
How Crystal Rig II compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 138 MW station would generate roughly 314 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 116,410 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.
Wind farms turn the kinetic energy of the wind into electricity with turbines. Output varies with wind speed. Offshore sites usually see stronger, steadier winds than onshore sites and so generate more per MW of capacity.
All UK wind farms Wind farms in Scotland All run by Fred Olsen RenewablesNearby generating sites
- Crystal Rig Β· 62.5 MW onshore wind farm1.1 km
- Aikengall Β· 48 MW onshore wind farm3.1 km
- Aikengall II Β· 60.8 MW onshore wind farm3.1 km
- Aikengall IIA Β· 81.7 MW onshore wind farm4.8 km
- Crystal Rig III Β· 13.8 MW onshore wind farm5.2 km
- Quixwood Moor Β· 26.7 MW onshore wind farm11.6 km
- Fallago Rig Β· 144 MW onshore wind farm12.5 km
- Black Hill Wind Farm Β· 28.6 MW onshore wind farm12.7 km
Also operated by Fred Olsen Renewables
Fred Olsen Renewables operates 9 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Mid Hill Β· onshore wind farm75.9 MW
- Pauls Hill Β· onshore wind farm64.4 MW
- Crystal Rig Β· onshore wind farm62.5 MW
- Brockloch Rig Β· onshore wind farm61.5 MW
- Rothes Β· onshore wind farm50.6 MW
- Rothes II Β· onshore wind farm41.4 MW
- Brockloch Rig 1 Β· onshore wind farm21.6 MW
- Crystal Rig III Β· onshore wind farm13.8 MW
Planning history
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.
- Planning status
- Operational
- Site name in planning record
- Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase 2a
- Developer / operator
- Fred Olsen Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Application submitted
- 17 July 2007
- Permission granted
- 30 July 2008
- Construction started
- 1 March 2010
- Began operating
- 25 October 2010
- Capacity in planning record
- 138 MW
- Address
- Dundfar Common, Eastern Lammermuirs, Borders
- REPD reference
- 3440
Source
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β operational at end of May 2025.
Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026
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