Windfall from wind farms protocol agreed by industry

16.02.11

RenewableUK, the UK's leading renewable energy trade association, has published a new protocol which specifies a £1,000 minimum annual payment per megawatt of wind power from wind farms.

The money will be paid into community benefit funds, with the decision on how to spend the money left in the hands of the community around the wind farm.

Maria McCaffery MBE, Chief Executive of RenewableUK said: "There are a number of ways communities across the UK benefit economically from onshore wind, both in terms of business and employment, but community benefits have a special role to play, as they are distributed according to the wishes of the local community itself."

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