▁generated ▁electric ity . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁generation ▁is ▁used ▁on - site ▁with ▁any ▁sur plus ▁export ed ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Grid . ▁ ▁Boy nd ie ▁Wind ▁Farm ▁Co - oper ative ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Energy 4 All ▁group , ▁which ▁prom otes ▁community ▁ownership . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁schemes ▁supported ▁by ▁Community ▁Energy ▁Scotland ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁pipeline . ▁ ▁Deb ate ▁The ▁sit ing ▁of ▁tur b ines ▁is ▁often ▁an ▁issue , ▁but ▁multiple ▁surve ys ▁have ▁shown ▁high ▁local ▁community ▁accept ance ▁for ▁wind ▁power ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁Ex isting ▁public ▁policy ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁wind ▁power ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁topic ▁of ▁debate ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁ ▁Public ▁opinion ▁surve ys ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁M OR I ▁Scotland ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Executive ▁to ▁undert ake ▁a ▁study ▁exam ining ▁the ▁att itudes ▁of ▁people ▁living ▁close ▁to ▁Scottish ▁wind ▁far ms . ▁The ▁survey ▁showed ▁that ▁people ▁living ▁near ▁Scotland ' s ▁ten ▁largest ▁wind ▁far ms ▁strongly ▁support ▁more ▁of ▁Scotland ' s ▁energy ▁needs ▁being ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁wind . ▁ 8 2 % ▁wanted ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁electric ity ▁generated ▁from ▁wind ▁power , ▁whilst ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 % ▁supported ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁wind ▁tur b ines ▁at ▁their ▁local ▁wind ▁farm . ▁ 2 0 % ▁say ▁their ▁local ▁wind ▁farm ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁broad ly ▁positive ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁area , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁negative