And your communities
Public exhibitions, information events, questionnaires, newsletters and community liaison groups are all used to gather feedback and this is then used to tailor the project design, and also forms an integral part of our planning applications.
Over their full operating lives the projects now in operation and under development will deliver over £300m of community funding and this is index linked to keep pace with inflation. Decisions on how these funds are best spent are left to local communities, but to date these have been used for anything from supporting village bus services, funding community centres, outdoor play areas and installing EV charging points We also prioritise local contractors, generating investment and supporting jobs in local communities.
Shared ownership schemes that allow local people to invest in many of the wind farm projects. In developed have been set up in collaboration with Energy4All, a not for profit social enterprise. Over 1,000 people have invested some £3m in these to date. Community ownership opportunities will also be offered on our newwind farms and agreements have been signed up with a range of community organisations to help realise that.
Developed by Coriolis Energy and now owned by Ripple Energy, was built using an innovative shared ownership model where over 5,600 individuals and 18 businesses invested £13 million to secure shares and lock in their electricity prices for 25 years.
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Other ways we help communities
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Effecting energy security for homes through lower cost energy schemes.
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Supporting local authorities’ Climate Change Action Plans.
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Introducing new public paths to provide improved walking facilities for local people.
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Providing funds towards the installation of solar panels and/or EV charging facilities on local public facilities.
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Working with local schools to accommodate educational site visits.
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Sponsorship of football, girl guide and other local clubs
We’re glad you asked…
Requirements vary depending on the type of project, but for a wind farm we look for an exposed site of at least 300 acres (120 hectares) (either on its own, or in combination with neighbouring properties), outside of any areas that are nationally designated for landscape (such as National Parks) or ecology (such as SPAs), away from houses and if possible close to grid.
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We are a specialist, independent clean energy company - and developing new projects is our whole business.
With many years of experience, we’ve progressed a wide variety of sites, each with its own unique challenges, and built an excellent track record for delivering robust, well-designed projects.
For each new site the company takes on, an experienced development manager is appointed from the outset, and both they, and the wider business, work hard to develop close and open relationships with all landowners involved at all stages of the development process.
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Nothing. We will reimburse all third party costs you incur in negotiating commercial terms and legal agreements with us, while also paying option fees for right to take a lease if the project proceeds to construction. In the lease phase we will pay you a rent for the use of your land and also compensate you for the loss of any growing crops or need to repay any pre-existing grants.
Payments are negotiated on a project by project basis and depend on the technology, capacity of the project, its proximity to the grid and the level of energy resource. In all instances however these would almost always be significantly higher than the income streams available from other rural land uses. These would also be index linked for the life of the project to keep pace with inflation
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During the development phase for any renewable energy project the great majority of work on site comprises (mainly non-intrusive) surveys and the only physical equipment that might be installed (in the case of a wind farm) is a guyed meteorological mast. There will be little or no impact on existing land uses and all we ask is that landowners don’t do anything that would reduce the prospects of getting planning consent for the project.
During the construction phase there will (for health and safety reasons) be restrictions on the use of different areas of the site at different times. Depending on the technology and size of the project this could last for up to 2 years but, once work is complete, landowners can generally use any land that isn’t built upon, or required for habitat improvement, for other purposes.
Leases typically last for up to 40 years, sufficient to allow for construction, commercial operation, then decommissioning and reinstatement at the end of the project’s life. Shorter lease periods generally aren’t economic as these don’t give sufficient time to recoup the initial capital investment.
For a wind farm it usually takes about 3 years to prepare and submit a planning application. This is because of the need to prepare a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment which in turn requires a wide range of environmental surveys to be carried out - often for a number of years.
Planning applications for wind farms are normally determined in around 2 years, but this can take significantly longer where appeals or public inquiries are needed.
Once planning permission is granted the conditions attaching to this need to be discharged before construction can commence.
Battery energy storage projects have much shorter development periods of perhaps a couple of years but programmes for these projects are usually dictated by grid connection lead times rather than the time required for development.
This would be provided by the local electricity distribution or transmission company (with whom we would negotiate a contract to connect the project to the existing grid as part of the overall development process).
Once generation permanently ceases, all above ground level structures are dismantled and removed from site. Foundations are broken out to a depth of at least 1m below ground and the resulting voids filled with soil and reseeded. Site access tracks are usually left in place for reuse by the landowner while electricity cables are cut off at ground level and made safe.
A bond is also provided to secure these obligations, and landowners can call upon this to cover any decommissioning or reinstatement costs
