The lift of blades into place has begun for the eight turbines at the the UK’s largest consumer-owned wind farm at Kirk Hill wind farm, Ayrshire.
More than 5,600 members from households and businesses across Scotland, England, and Wales part own Kirk Hill, managed and run by Ripple Energy. The wind farm will have a total capacity of 18.8MW.
Sarah Merrick, founder, and CEO of Ripple Energy said: “Kirk Hill Wind Farm represents the future of green energy. It is owned by 5,600 proud individuals who will benefit from the clean, low-cost energy generated by its turbines.” She added, “Those who want a zero-carbon future can now part-own renewable energy projects, and directly benefit from lower and more stable electricity bills over the long-term. The future is consumer-owned renewable energy, and thousands of people in the UK have already joined the movement.”

Ripple Energy’s projects are:
Graig Fatha Wind Farm (south Wales) a single turbine that has been generating since March 2022.
Kirk Hill Wind Farm (west Scotland) eight turbines, the second largest amount of equity raised by a UK co-operative society for a green energy project (£13.2 million), to be energised early 2024.
Derill Water Solar Park (Devon) – the first shared solar park in the UK where members share the power as well as the ownership. The brand’s biggest project to date, with the highest ever single raise in the history of a UK co-operative (over £20 million), to be energised late Summer 2024.

Read our 2019 interview with Sarah Merrick here