Villagers air views on wind farm
Saturday 1st March 2008, 12:15PM GMT.
More than 100 people flocked to a Mid Wales village to discuss controversial proposals to build an 11-turbine wind farm. Supporters and campaigners were at Trefeglwys Village Hall.
They were there last night to discuss the proposed Waun Garno wind farm, near Trefeglwys.
Montgomeryshire MP Lembit Opik was due to chair the meeting about energy company Acciona’s plan to build a wind farm close to the village, but he double-booked himself and instead appeared on BBC Radio 4′s Any Questions.
He has since apologised to Trefeglwys Community Council and has said his office would provide the facilities for a letter to residents accompanying information for and against wind farms and a voting form.
Community council clerk Mary Shergold said: “The meeting was very well attended and our chairman for the evening Peter English did an excellent job in keeping the meeting very balanced. Mr Opik also sent one of his officers to attend the meeting and left a letter of apology for his non-attendance on everyone’s seat.”
She said Acciona hoped to hold another exhibition in the village hall on April 22.
“They are hoping to show us what the turbines will look like in a 3D image.” she said.
Councillor Derrick Pugh said more than 100 people attended the debate, which lasted more than two hours.
He said both Acciona and Save Trannon Moor Action Group, which opposes wind farms aired their views.
He said: “Everyone got a chance to have their say.”
Acciona plans to submit a planning application to the county council in the next few months.
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Good luck with the wind farm application – bring it on !!
We need to address man-made climate change and wind power has to play a key part in the energy mix.
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I know they are big ugly things but what are the alternitives?
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The recent re powering of Caton Moor wind Farm cost over eight million pounds little of which found it’s way into the local economy. All the earth moving and construction machinery came from miles away, as did the electrical contractors and German engineers. No local jobs were created and within weeks of the project reaching completion Hainsford Energy had sold the farm to a Dutch Consortium of merchant bankers. At best these machine only operate for 30% of the time and many of them do not reach even that. Meanwhile we are paying the subsidy without which the turbines are not viable. That is, according to Eon, the largest energy company in Europe. It is all about money, and the money is coming from us the public who pay the renewabl’s obligation via our electricity bills to line the pockets of the mostly foreign developers. Wind Turbines are nothing but a scam. Unfortunately though the public know little about them, and care even less.
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Sorry Keith, but I don’t see the relevance of the economic factors you mention. I live near Caton Moor, and no-one promised anything about local jobs or bringing money to the area.
Of course windfarm developers seek to make money – do you think oil or coal-fired power stations are run as charities?
There may be valid arguments for or against windpower, but I really think the ones you mentioned are red herrings.
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Charles Rose, Managing Director Hainsford Energy said that of the eight million p趘ound project to re-power the turbines on caton Moor the local comunity would benefit to the tune of approx a million pounds. No local jobs were created and all the work was carried out by contractore from miles away. When I challenged Charles rose on this he said in his letter to me that he thought that LOCAL meant the North West generally
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