Scoop Hill community Wind Farm will provide a significant economic boost to the local area and across Scotland, both through investment in local communities and through Community Windpowers ‘Buy Scottish’ policy. Throughout the entire process of development, construction and operation of the wind farm, the ‘Buy Scottish’ policy ensures that new employment and training opportunities are created in Dumfries and Galloway and Scotland as a whole, which will help to ensure job security within the industry for future generations.

The onset of the COVID 19 pandemic has triggered a monumental social and economic shock. The UK economy has now suffered its biggest slump on record between April and June 2020 as coronavirus lockdown measures pushed the country officially into recession. At the time of submission Scotland’s GDP was 17.6% below the level in February 2020.



Given the current ongoing climate crisis, renewable energy offers a unique position to help re-energise the Scottish Economy, create new employment opportunities and fuel a new period of clean growth for Scotland. Scoop Hill Community Wind Farm offers a significant economic investment for the local area and across Scotland, with long term benefits. 

BiGGAR Economics - Economic Impact of Scoop Hill Community Wind Farm

Community Windpower commissioned BiGGAR Economics, a leading independent economic consultancy, to undertake an economic impacts report for our development portfolio including Scoop Hill Community Wind Farm.

The results of the report illustrated that construction and development of Scoop Hill Community Wind Farm will provide a £189million investment for Scotland, including a £43.6 million of investment in Dumfries and Galloway and the equivalent of 604 job years. 

Over its 40-year operational lifetime, Scoop Hill Community Wind Farm will contribute £262million in business rates to Dumfries & Galloway Council. This money will aid the council in funding vital local services and facilities, which will help to improve education and employment for the local area. Scoop Hill Community Wind Farm will directly lead to the creation of 101 direct and indirect employment opportunities across southern Scotland, with 97 of these being within Dumfries and Galloway. In turn this is equal to an annual investment of more than £10million for Scotland supporting 164 jobs. 

A copy of the full report by BiGGAR Economics is available here.