Force 9 Energy has submitted an application to South Lanarkshire Council for proposals to build a 14 turbine wind farm on land between the villages of Douglas and Crawfordjohn. The wind farm will have a generating capacity of up to 42MW, providing enough electricity for more than 23,000 homes1. The proposed site, some 5km west of the M74 and 18km south of Lanark, is currently commercial forestry which will be re-planted as part of habitat management proposals for the site.

The turbines will be a maximum of 125 metres high to the tip of the blades. In addition to the turbines, the wind farm will consist of a landscaped sub-station, meteorological mast and access tracks.