Energy Generated:-
(April 2026 update)
Talybont Turbine:-
Total to date: 2,364,584 MWh
Total 2026 (Jan to March): 63,187 kWhCommunity Hall Solar PV (updated April 2026)
Total to date: 97.5 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-
Latest News
- Advice for keeping cool during a Heat Wave June 29, 2026
- Home Energy Advice – a collaboration with LGV April 22, 2026
- 2026 Summer Student projects announced April 10, 2026
- Home Energy Saving Service – now live for our community March 30, 2026
- Research report on Micro Wind Opportunities in Bannau Brycheiniog March 3, 2026
Author Archives: Alison Kidd
Invite : Student Energy Project Summer 2024
We are looking to select a project which researches or develops an idea which could either reduce our community’s energy or generate new energy from a sustainable source. Projects could be in any of the following areas: domestic heating, food, … Continue reading
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Talybont Energy Trial – Subsidising Home Heating Consultations
Would you like to explore how to improve the energy efficiency, environmental sustainability and costs of heating your home? Talybont Energy is about to trial individualised remote consultations with ‘The Heating Hub’ for 5 selected homes in our community. You … Continue reading
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Slowly developing future plans – an update
As promised, we are going to try to keep the community updated as our plans slowly evolve. We are still having the odd technical setback with the turbine operation, the latest being the runner having to be removed for repair. … Continue reading
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Now we’re generating again
Now we’ve ironed out some small teething problems with restarting our hydro after its 7 year hiatus, it’s wonderful to witness energy being generated again. A few weeks ago, our rate automatically dropped from 34kW to our early summer rate … Continue reading
Water Source Heat Pump – Student Summer project
We are delighted to announce that we have awarded Talybont resident, Billy Merrill-Glover, funding for a student project he proposed for this summer researching the feasibility of using our Mon & Brec canal as the water source for a heat … Continue reading
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