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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Dun Law II

Dun Law II is a 29.8 MW onshore wind farm in Scotland, operated by Scottish Power. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Onshore
  • Scotland
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningApr 2005 (completed)
  2. ConsentedJan 2006 (completed)
  3. ConstructionMay 2009 (completed)
  4. OperatingSep 2009 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
29.8 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
Scottish Power
Region
Scotland
Country
Scotland
Grid connection (DUKES)
HV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
TD2 6RA
Coordinates
55.8081, -2.8538

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 Dun Law II compares

168th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
100th of 199in Scotland
0.10%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 68 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 29.8 MW station would generate roughly 68 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 25,100 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 Scottish Power

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
Dun Law Extension
Developer / operator
Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
Planning authority
Scottish Borders
Application submitted
27 April 2005
Permission granted
16 January 2006
Construction started
1 May 2009
Began operating
20 September 2009
Capacity in planning record
29.8 MW
Address
Dun Law (between Fala and Carfraemill 20 miles S-E of Edinburgh, Borders
REPD reference
3579

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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