08 February 2010 10:36
E.ON submits planning application for Northants wind farm

E.ON has submitted a planning application to Daventry District Council to build a new wind farm in Kelmarsh.

If granted planning consent, the seven turbine Kelmarsh wind farm could produce up to 17.5MW of power, enough to meet the annual electricity needs of 7,828 [i]households and displace over 15,000 tonnes of CO2 a year.[ii]

Daniel Badcock, E.ON project developer, said: "Before submitting these plans we've made sure that we've carried out all necessary studies and worked with local stakeholders to ensure that we've taken into all possible factors.

"We firmly believe that this is not only a great place for a wind farm but also that our application reflects that and the work that we've carried out."

A decision on the planning application is expected later this year.

Anyone who has specific questions or queries about the proposed development can contact E.ON at renewables@eon-uk.com or visit www.eon-uk.com/generation/kelmarsh 

E.ON has also scheduled a further two information days in February for those who have any further questions or queries about the proposal. Further detail to follow.

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Notes to editors:

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating and distributing electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. We employ around 16,000 people in the UK and more than 90,000 worldwide;
• E.ON's retail business is a leading energy supplier in the UK with around 5.5 million electricity and gas customers, covering domestic, SME and industrial. E.ON also offers central heating and boiler care;
• We're one of the leading green generators in the UK, with 20 wind farms located from Cornwall to Northern Ireland. We own and operate one of the UK's largest dedicated biomass power stations at Lockerbie. Combined, our renewable portfolio generates enough green energy to power the homes in a city the size of Manchester;
• Our green development portfolio could power over a million homes and displace the emission of almost two million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year by building new onshore and offshore wind farms, biomass power stations, and tidal stream and wave power schemes;
• We have 1,500MW of renewable capacity under development;
• We are investing £50 million in new technologies and approaches over 10 years, through the Energy Technologies Institute;
• E.ON Group has announced it intends to reduced the carbon intensity of its generation by 50% by 2030 (on 1990 levels);
• E.ON Group aims to spend €8bn between 2007 and 2011 on renewable generation and climate protection activities.

For more information contact:

Rebecca Mara on 02476 183 679

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[i]  Based on average household  electricity consumption from DECC

[ii] Based on the Government's long term marginal plant figure of 430g CO₂/kWh and a forecast project annual energy yield determined from on site wind monitoring