Crystal Rig
Crystal Rig is a 62.5 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
- 62.5 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Wind Β· Onshore
- Operator
- Fred Olsen Renewables
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- EH42 1SH
- Coordinates
- 55.8951, -2.5133
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 compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 62.5 MW station would generate roughly 142 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 52,720 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 II Β· 138 MW onshore wind farm1.1 km
- Aikengall Β· 48 MW onshore wind farm2.9 km
- Aikengall II Β· 60.8 MW onshore wind farm2.9 km
- Aikengall IIA Β· 81.7 MW onshore wind farm3.8 km
- Crystal Rig III Β· 13.8 MW onshore wind farm5.5 km
- Quixwood Moor Β· 26.7 MW onshore wind farm10.5 km
- Black Hill Wind Farm Β· 28.6 MW onshore wind farm11.8 km
- Penmanshiel Β· 28.7 MW onshore wind farm12.0 km
Also operated by Fred Olsen Renewables
Fred Olsen Renewables operates 9 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Crystal Rig II Β· onshore wind farm138 MW
- Mid Hill Β· onshore wind farm75.9 MW
- Pauls Hill Β· onshore wind farm64.4 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 Phase 1
- Developer / operator
- Fred Olsen Renewables
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning reference
- 01/00269/FUL
- Application submitted
- 1 April 2001
- Permission granted
- 22 January 2003
- Began operating
- 30 June 2004
- Capacity in planning record
- 62.5 MW
- Address
- Crystal Rig, Scottish Borders, Borders
- REPD reference
- 3114
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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