Welcome

Welcome Shepherds’ Rig Wind Farm in Dumfries and Galloway

Scotland leads the way in harnessing renewable energy sources. However, the net-zero targets set by Governments in Scotland, the UK and Europe will require further investment in onshore wind. Ways to ensure the landscape can accommodate this include carefully chosen sites and sensitively designed developments.

As part of this ambition, an application under S36 of the Electricity Act was consented for a development called Shepherds’ Rig Wind Farm, near Carsphairn in Dumfries and Galloway. Wind developer and applicant Infinergy was acquired by Canadian renewables company Boralex and has been operating as Boralex since early 2023. The company develops onshore wind farms throughout the United Kingdom and has in-house expertise and experience needed to design, develop, build and operate wind energy developments.

Boralex has been reviewing the consented scheme and is now looking to vary the proposal in line with industry improvements to turbines and grid infrastructure upgrades.  Further information regarding public consultation can be found here.

Community consultation

We are keen to work with the local community. This website aims to share information about the project throughout development and to invite members of the community to get in touch. We are always delighted to hear from you and value your opinion.  Our next Community Open Day is planned for Tuesday 10th September between 1.00pm and 7pm at Lagwyne Hall Carsphairn.  We look forward to seeing you there.  If you can’t make it along or if you’d like to take another look at the information, you can find it all here.

Application Documents

You can find all of the application documents, including the  ‘Additional Environmental Information II’ (April 2021) submitted to the Scottish Government and statutory consultees for consideration in the downloads section of this website.