In October 2010, we presented an invited lecture to the Brecon U3A describing Talybont Energy – its history, geography, physics, economics and psychology. You can view the entire slide presentation including speakers’ notes here.
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
- Impact of new business rates on community hydro July 4, 2017
- Bethesda Local Energy Pilot July 4, 2017
- Pole mounted energy storage June 22, 2017
- Business rates impact community hydro May 11, 2017
- 1 year’s solar storage data – Talybont household May 2, 2017
