There are just 22 operational wind farms in South Africa in 2020 and five more are under construction. Many more are proposed (numbers?) to reach  South Africa's renewable energy targets. Therefore, it is vital for the species that wind farms are constructed away from its breeding habitats and that Black Harrier populations are monitored closely to verify the accuracy of our model predictions and add relevant details about the ecology of the species where needed to better capture the reality of the populations. In 2019 habitat suitability models were produced for the Black Harrier (Colyn et al.  in prep) showing the most likely areas where birds are expected during breeding and non-breeding stages, based primarily on tracking studies of birds across South Africa \citep{Garcia_Heras_2019}. Using results from the habitat suitability model and the behaviour of harriers within wind farms, Birdlife South Africa have produced Black Harrier - wind-energy guidelines. These are recommendations to assist developers and specialists to find cryptic nests, position future wind farms and mitigate fatalities at wind farms which are poorly sited \citep{m-s2020}. We hope these guidelines promote the collection of relevant data on the Black Harrier to make wind energy development compatible with the conservation of the species.