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:-
(Figures will be updated once turbine restarts)
Talybont Turbine:-
Total to date: 1,672,792 kWh
Total 2014: 160,124 kWh
March 2015: 24,504 kWh
Av per year: 190,000 kWhCommunity Hall Solar PV
Total to date: 18,000 kWh
Av per year: 8,000 kWhDomestic Solar PV (5 homes)
Av per year: 12,770 kWhDomestic hydro (1 home)
Av per year: 44,000 kWhTOTAL Talybont per year : 254,770 kWh
Energy Consumed
1,500,000 kWh per year (estimate) Proportion generated : 17%-
Latest News
- Help us with Talybont Energy Survey July 13, 2021
- Online surgery on Net Zero in agriculture July 13, 2021
- Energy Local update – July 2021 July 9, 2021
- New eco grants for homes July 7, 2021
- New community car rental coming soon March 4, 2021
