▁is ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind , ▁with ▁the ▁five ▁tur b ines ▁non - rig id ly ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁sea ▁floor ▁with ▁three ▁anch ors . ▁Con struct ed ▁between ▁July ▁and ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁power ▁generation ▁started ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Community ▁ownership ▁of ▁wind ▁far ms ▁ ▁Community - owned ▁schemes ▁in ▁Scotland ▁include ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁G igh a . ▁The ▁Heritage ▁Trust ▁set ▁up ▁G igh a ▁Ren ew able ▁Energy ▁to ▁buy ▁and ▁operate ▁ ▁three ▁V est as ▁V 2 7 ▁wind ▁tur b ines , ▁known ▁locally ▁as ▁The ▁Dan cing ▁Lad ies ▁or ▁Cre ide as , ▁D ò chas ▁is ▁Car th ann as ▁( G ael ic ▁for ▁Fa ith , ▁Hope ▁and ▁Char ity ). ▁They ▁were ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁generating ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 7 5   k W ▁of ▁power . ▁Re venue ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁s elling ▁the ▁electric ity ▁to ▁the ▁grid ▁via ▁an ▁inter medi ary ▁called ▁Green ▁Energy ▁UK . ▁G igh a ▁residents ▁control ▁the ▁whole ▁project ▁and ▁prof its ▁are ▁re inv ested ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Find horn ▁E cov ill age ▁has ▁four ▁V est as ▁wind ▁tur b ines ▁which ▁can ▁generate ▁up ▁to ▁ 7 5 0   k W . ▁These ▁make ▁the ▁community ▁net ▁exp or ters ▁of ▁renew ably