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About Sandy Knowe
Sandy Knowe is an onshore wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, with 87 MW of registered generating capacity across one balancing mechanism unit. It is the 63rd largest of the 163 wind farms in GridMonkey's list of Britain's wind farms that report to Elexon, and is operated or mostly owned by ERG. Every half hour it tells the grid how much it will generate (its physical notification). That is the live figure above, and GridMonkey has recorded it every half hour since 17 October 2026 for the chart.
The government's Renewable Energy Planning Database lists Sandy Knowe as operational since February 2023, with 24 turbines, up to 125 m tall to the blade tip.
| Type | Onshore wind farm |
|---|---|
| Registered capacity | 87 MW |
| Turbines | 24 turbines |
| Height to blade tip | 125 m |
| Operational since | February 2023 |
| Location | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Owner group | ERG (operator or majority owner; joint ventures simplified) |
| Operator in REPD | ERG |
| Elexon lead party | Sandy Knowe Wind Farm Ltd |
| BM unit | T_SAKNW-1 87 MW |
| Size | 63rd largest of 163 |
Other ERG wind farms
- Creag Riabhach onshore, 93 MW
- Broken Cross onshore, 43 MW
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Contains BMRS data © Elexon Limited copyright and database right 2026 (licence). Farm names and owner groups are GridMonkey's reading of Elexon's register; a farm's output here is its physical notification, not metered generation. Turbines, location, status and operator: Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ, July 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.