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Scotland Approves Major Wind Farm
Reuters, September 10, 2007
“The Scottish Government has approved plans for the second largest wind farm in Scotland, capable of generating power for 120,000 homes. The project will be created at Harestanes, near Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, and comprise of 71 turbines. The turbines will be built within the Forest of Ae and be run by CRE Energy, a subsidiary of Scottish Power. The site is expected to generate 213 megawatts of power and be second in size only to Whitelee, near Glasgow. The news comes after Scottish National Party ministers were criticised last week for failing to approve any new wind farms since they came to office in May. But on Friday, First Minister Alex Salmond used Green Energy Day to highlight his party’s Green credentials by claiming Scotland now had the ability to produce more green energy than nuclear power.”