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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Author Archives: Alison Kidd
Business rates impact community hydro
“The future of many community hydro schemes is in jeopardy due a sharp rise in business rates, operators have said. Some have seen increases of as much as 900% after a recent revaluation and the situation has been called “ridiculous”. … Continue reading
1 year’s solar storage data – Talybont household
Talybont Energy Directors, Alison & Peter installed a Wattstor solar storage system in their home a year ago to make better use of the electricity generated by their 4kw PV panels. Here they provide a year’s worth of data and … Continue reading
Underground Energy Storage in Wales
One of our Talybont Energy Directors has written an essay exploring the opportunities for using pumped storage schemes to store renewable energy in the coal fields of Wales.
Urea Batteries
This looks like an interesting innovation – storage batteries using urea which is (of course) widely and cheaply available and definitely renewable!
Talybont-on-Usk Energy 