Hagshaw Hill was Scotland’s first commercial wind farm, constructed in 1995. The wind farm comprised 26 x 600KW wind turbines which were 55 metres in height, with a total generation capacity of 15.6MW.

In May 2020, the project was granted consent by the Scottish Ministers to replace the 26 existing turbines on Hagshaw Hill with 14 new, larger and more efficient turbines. This is a process known as “repowering” where older first-generation turbines are replaced with modern units that are quieter, more reliable and capable of producing more electricity, more efficiently.

The project company is now owned by ScottishPower Renewables, one of the world’s largest utilities and the leading wind energy producer. The original Hagshaw Hill Wind Farm was decommissioned in 2023 and construction of the new repowered development using Nordex N149 turbines began in early 2024. It is expected that the development will be fully operational in 2025.

The repowered Hagshaw will deliver significantly more renewable electricity and community benefit than the existing wind farm, from just over half the number of turbines. Community benefit contributions of c.£420,000 per annum will be provided from this project to support groups and projects within the local area.