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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Quixwood Moor

Quixwood Moor is a 26.7 MW onshore wind farm in Scotland, operated by WPO UK Services. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Onshore
  • Scotland
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningDec 2011 (completed)
  2. ConsentedApr 2013 (completed)
  3. ConstructionJan 2016 (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2017 (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
26.7 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
WPO UK Services
Region
Scotland
Country
Scotland
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Coordinates
55.8674, -2.3527

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 Quixwood Moor compares

184th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
114th of 199in Scotland
0.09%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 61 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 26.7 MW station would generate roughly 61 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 22,480 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 WPO UK Services

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by WPO UK Services

WPO UK Services operates 38 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Developer / operator
NTR PLC
Planning authority
Scottish Borders
Planning reference
11/01662/FUL
Application submitted
22 December 2011
Permission granted
2 April 2013
Construction started
6 January 2016
Began operating
9 March 2017
Capacity in planning record
29.9 MW
Address
Scottish Borders, Borders
REPD reference
4179

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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