Community Benefits

- Educational Presentations to Primary and Secondary Schools, on all types of renewable energy (not just wind power), energy saving and efficiency, carbon footprints, pollution, recycling and wildlife.

- Educational site visits during construction and operation; to use the windfarm as an educational resource.

- A Wildlife, Community and Educational Ranger working with the Forestry Commision and the South West Lakes Trust. The Ranger will provide educational support for local schools and act as a 'warden' for the local community.

- Providing positive access into the existing woodland and providing a link footpath to Crowdy Reservoir and Roughtor Car Park, in conjunction with South West Lakes Trust and the Forestry Commission.

- Enhancing the existing woodland environment in conjunction with the Forestry Commission and other local wildlife groups. Creation of wildlife habitats and sanctuaries at the periphery of the development.

- BeGreen Camelford (the Camelford Carbon Neutral Project), whose aim is to promote carbon saving and energy efficiency through the operation of an advice and information centre in Camelford, which is now open to the public with two local people employed as energy advisers. Includes the formation of a Community Trust to manage the activities of the project. Start-up funding of £100,000 from Community Windpower, with a further £50,000 from the windfarm each year for the next 10 years.

- Supporting local Energy Efficiency schemes in Cornwall in conjunction with Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership and Community Energy Plus. Providing around £15,000 top-up funding each year for specific Davidstow and Camelford Home Health and energy efficiency improvements projects, operated through BeGreen Camelford.

- Annually providing 'green power' vouchers to local people living close to the windfarm, enabling them to switch over to a 'green' electricity tariff, use the voucher and reduce their electricity bills. Properties between 1 - 1.5km's from the windfarm will receive a £300 voucher and those propoerties between 1.5 - 2km's from the windfarm will receive a £200 voucher.

- Bursaries for local students who are enrolled on a Renewable Energy course at a university or college in the UK.

- Preference will be given, where possible, to South West companies for construction and supply contracts that will have a value in excess of £35 million.

A full list of all the benefits which will be provided by Community Windpower is available here.