This blog from the National Trust talks about the results of their trial selling the electricity they generate in Snowdonia to the Eden project in Cornwall (interesting notion of ‘local’!). It is mediated by Good Energy. It also gives a list of some of the many local supply trials now going on across the UK. It’s certainly the next big thing in community energy.
Energy Generated:-
(July 2025 update)
Talybont Turbine:-
Total to date: 2,225,276 MWh
Total 2025 (until emd of July): 113,492 kWhCommunity Hall Solar PV (updated Sept 2023)
Total to date: 81.7 MWh
Av per year: 8,000 kWhDomestic Solar PV (Needs updating)
Av per year: 12,770 kWhOther Talybont hydro schemes (Needs updating)
Av per year: 44,000 kWhTOTAL (Needs updating) Talybont per year : 254,770 kWh
Energy Consumed (to be updated)
1,500,000 kWh per year (estimate) Needs updating Proportion generated : 17% Needs updating-
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