31 August 2011 09:35
Formal consultation begins on proposed Isles wind farm in County Durham
E.ON, one of the UK’s leading renewable generators, has today begun the formal consultation process on plans for a new wind farm called The Isles in County Durham, and is urging local residents to comment..
The company has produced three potential layouts for the wind farm, which would be located near to Newton Aycliffe. The site could feature between 25 and 45 turbines, with a capacity of between 50MW and 115MW, generating enough electricity to power up to 53,000 homes a year1.
Paul Hunt, Project Manager for E.ON, said: “Now is the time to give us your views on this development. We understand the concerns of communities close to any potential development site and we’re working very hard to factor all feedback into our over all proposal for the site.
“We consider ourselves to be a very responsible developer and we have a strong track record in the North East.”
The formal Stage One consultation period for the project runs from 31st August until 7th October.
E.ON has set up dedicated channels for the local community to comment on the scheme and will be hosting a series of public consultation sessions at:
The Xcel Centre Newton Aycliffe
Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, County Durham, DL5 6AP
8 September 2011, 1-8pm
Sedgefield Racecourse
Racecourse Road, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 2HW
9 September 2011, 1-8pm
E.ON will provide free transport to enable residents of Bradbury, Mordon and Great Stainton to attend the Sedgefield event.
Chilton & Windlestone Working Mens Club
Durham Road, Chilton, DL17 0EY
10 September 2011, 9-2pm
To give us views on the site, visit: www.eon-uk.com/theisles, email: theisles@eon-uk.com or call: 0800 096 1199.
A community benefits fund worth up to £460,000 per year, will support local projects throughout the lifetime of the wind farm2.
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Notes to editors:
1. Based on an average annual domestic household electricity consumption of 4,700kWh (DECC);
2. Value based on 45 turbine layout (layout A), with an installed capacity of 115MW.
· E.ON is one of the UK’s leading power and gas companies – generating 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 12,000 people in the UK and more than 85,000 worldwide;
· The generation business produces enough electricity to cater for the needs of around eight million homes from a portfolio of world-class gas-, coal- and oil-fired power stations;
· We’re a market leader in UK combined heat and power (CHP) with 12 sites supplying over 500MW of electricity and in excess of 900MW of heat;
· We’re one of the leading green generators in the UK, with 21 wind farms located from Cambridgeshire to Kintyre;
· We recently launched our first wave power generator, which is the first in UK waters and which is capable of generating 750kW of renewable energy;
· We have 1,500MW of renewable capacity under development in the UK;
· E.ON Group has announced it intends to reduced the carbon intensity of its generation by 50% by 2020 (on 1990 levels);
· E.ON Group aims to invest up to €3bn between 2011 and 2013 on renewable generation and climate protection activities.