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"England’s Last Wind Park" Goes Live
Image: EcotricityOfficial Press Release Ecotricity:
Ecotricity turns on England’s last wind park
Ecotricity – Britain’s greenest energy company, has today turned on what might be England’s last onshore wind park, as its founder Dale Vince lamented that the once dynamic onshore wind industry had been “effectively killed off by government policy” which blocks all new developments.
The company’s new three windmill site at Alveston, South Gloucestershire next to the M5 motorway will provide enough electricity to power more than 3,000 homes for the next 30 years, with no pollution. The project, in development for over a decade, received overwhelming support from the district council and local community alike. A new report from the Energy and Climate Change Intelligence Unit (ECIU) think tank supports the widespread view that new onshore wind energy... ... More: Official Press Release Ecotricity
