Scottish Stronelairg Wind Farm Exports Power to the Grid

This weekend, Stronelairg wind farm reached its most crucial milestone yet – the first export of power to the national grid.

Our 66-turbine onshore wind farm, located South East of Fort Augustus in the Scottish Highlands, is the last of SSE’s onshore wind projects to be delivered under the UK’s Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme. I am thrilled to report that on Saturday, 24 March 2018, the first export from Stronelairg was made. Reaching this stage in the project is a testament to the hard work of SSE’s Stronelairg team and our contractors. As one of the highest wind farms in the UK, it’s fair to say the team have dealt with a number of unique challenges in getting to this point. Each turbine blade is 57m long – around... ... More: Official Press Release SSE

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Stronelairg, SSE, Scotland, grid, wind farm, UK, RO